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Order Number	00075424
Title	Southern Pacific and Pacific Motor Transport loading dock
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Railroads-Southern Pacific.; A-010-986 4x5
Date	[ca. 1930]
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 24 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	In 1865, a group of businessmen in San Francisco founded the Southern Pacific Railroad to build a rail connection between San Francisco and San Diego. Southern Pacific grew into a major railroad system which incorporated many smaller companies, which in turn had a noticeable social impact along its route, and some towns prospered because of it. In 1938, the Southern Pacific gained control of several bus lines in the Far West, and took over the trucking service previously provided by the Pacific Motor Transport Company; Pacific Motor Transport Company operated from 1929 to 1938. The Southern Pacific subsequently was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996 following years of financial problems.
Description	View of the Southern Pacific loading dock located on north Spring Street, behind Chinatown. A long row of neatly parked vehicles have "Southern Pacific Motor Transport Services" written on the side of their cabs and doors. A dark cloud, possibly smoke, can be seen from behind the building. It may be that this dark cloud is coming from a locomotive, which is not visible from this angle.
Subject	Southern Pacific Transportation Company. Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Southern Pacific Company. Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles. Transportation--California--Los Angeles. Railroads--California--Los Angeles. Trucks--California--Los Angeles.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection