southern pacific

Aug.20,1925

Railroad ticket. Description: A commute pass for the Sothern Pacific Lines west from San Francisco to Oakland. Ticket is good for thirty (30) days. Very good condition.

Dec. 24, 1898

Business forms. Description: invoices receipts, etc. to and from H. Gould & Sons, Encinal Flour Mills, Oakland. Gould was Dr. Torrey's grandfather on his mother's side; descendents...

Oct. 27, 1898

Business forms. Description: invoices receipts, etc. to and from H. Gould & Sons, Encinal Flour Mills, Oakland. Gould was Dr. Torrey's grandfather on his mother's side; descendents...

1950s?

Large, white linen damask dinner napkin, with lettering reading "Southern Pacific" in a circle around the company logo of a sunset and railroad tracks. There are two borders, the larger one of...

Sept 5-11, 1943

Railroad. Description: A SP Commuter tickets, Burlingame- SF

History: Material from collections of Louis Stein.....

Train Commuter Passes. Description: Heavy paper rectangles,...

1903

This small booklet, in addition to having illustrations of various sites in Pacific Grove, also has inofrmation about the new United States Military Camp, and information about the Southern...

1869

Photo of Southern Pacific Depot, 1869. (Bottom left of photo) "Southern Pacific Depot. 1518 7th -- Broadway Station, 1869, Oakland, Cal."

c. 1910

Image is of the terminal, a few boats are around the boarders, and it looks like a blustry day (the ocean is choppy, and the sky very grey.

ca 1915

Postcard,Picture of "Observation Platform at American, California". "Southern Pacific trains stop at American Station for five minutes to enable passengers to alight and enjoy the magnificent...

February 29th, 1944

The caption on the back reads "G.E. Mackinnon (left), in charge of the West Oakland commissary of the Southern Pacific, checks with Joseph Jackson, of 979 37th Street, before sending a cauldron of...

1870-1890

The guiding clue to the location of the passenger depot that is the focus of this photo is the notation on the back which reads "SP" over "219" In all probability this is the Southern Pacific...

13-Jan-60

The notation on the back of the photo indicates that the photo is taken from 5,000 feet elevation above Blue Canyon. It is taken looking east toward the summit of the Sierra Nevada. [The rounded...

2-Nov-61

The notation on the back of the photo reads " This is the new completed

section [of Highway 40, alter designated as I-80 JM 10/24/2000] between hampshire Rocks and Soda Springs--big lake...

29-Apr-57

Although there is no location given for this photo, it compares favorably by date the photo was taken, by the descriptive direction arrows in 2000.1.1207, and by the general topography, so that it...

29-Apr-57

Although there is no location given for this photo, it compares favorably by date the photo was taken, by the descriptive direction arrows in 2000.1.1207, and by the general topography, so that it...

30-Jun-59

The notation on the back of the photo reads "New 4 lane super highway under construction just west of Donner Summit." The Tribune clipping, dated July

15, 1959, attached to the back of the...

30-Jun-59

The Tribune clipping, dated July 12, 1959, attached to the back of the photo reads "ROAD AROUND TRUCKEE--Due to open in November is this section of Highway 40 freeway bypassing Truckee (...

Fall, 1960

The Tribune clipping, dated December 25 1961[*], attached to the back of the photo reads " AROUND THE SUMMIT--The steep climb to Donner Summit, west of Truckee, now a Highway 40 hazard at the...

29-Apr-57

An aerial view of the Truckee River Canyon at Floriston, California near the Nevada State line. The SP railroad tracks are on one side of the river and

the new freeway, later renamed...

28-Jun-58

The Tribune clipping, dated June 29, 1958, on the back of the photo reads, "GIGANTIOC JOB--This view of U.S. Highway 40 looking west toward Colfax which is in the background, gives graphic...

5-Nov-61

The Tribune clipping, dated November 5, 1961, attached to the back of the photo reads " AROUND THE SUMMIT_ Paths are being cleared through trees and rocks for the new Highway 40 freeway [later to...

29-Apr-57

The Tribune clipping, dated April 30, 1957, reads "FREEWAY THROUGH THE CANYON-- Officials gather at the stasrting point of a new freeway to be built through the scenic Truckee River Canyon on U.S...

10-Sep-46

Caption on back "What a difference between wars' ending! Old timers looking at this aerial photo just made may visualize the progress made since the close of the first World War. The area marked...

18-Dec-64

The Tribune clipping, dated December 18, 1964, on the back of this photo

reads "SNOW SPECTACULAR -- The high Sierra donned her winter best pose for a Chrismas-y picture. Photograph was...

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