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Cable car at Rubio Pavilion

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Order Number	00070127
Title	Cable car at Rubio Pavilion
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Cable cars-Mount Lowe.
Date	[ca. 1890]
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 13 cm.
Description	A Pacific Electric rail line took passengers from Mountain Junction in Altadena to the Rubio Pavilion where the Cable Incline Railway was located. The Incline rails (seen here) went from Rubio Pavilion (foreground) to Echo Mountain (at the top), a trip of nearly 3,000 feet, rising over 1,300 feet. We see an electric car to the left of the cable car. Passengers are standing around the station while a loaded Incline Cable car sets at the bottom of the line.; Similar to image: 00012708.
Subject	Mount Lowe Railway. Electric railroads--California--Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County). Railroads, Cable--California--Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County). Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.).
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