Description
Legal documents and correspondence generated in the operations of Los Angeles Railway Corporation, the company that operated
local streetcar transit from 1895-1945.
Background
Los Angeles Railway Corporation (LARy) operated local streetcar transit in downtown Los Angeles from 1895-1945. LARy was also
known as the Yellow Cars of Los Angeles, distinguished from the farther-reaching Pacific Electric Railway Company's "red car"
interurban streetcars by vehicle color.
Extent
14.6 linear feet,
53 boxes
Restrictions
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assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the
LACMTA Research Library and Archive collections.
Availability
Open for research. Digital copies of some photographs available online. Advance notice required for physical access to collection.
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