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James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of James A. Day standing in front of Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic held at Sycamore Grove Park. James A. Day stands in the near distance at center and looks to the camera. Behind him, Shorb Station stands in the middle of the park. The train-car-sized building is viewed from the short side and extends back towards the left at an angle. A box step sits in front of the open door that is behind James. Patriotic decor covers the perimeter of the structure. Above the door on the near side, a sign reads, "SHORB." Two men stand on the right side of the station. The park extends into the background with trees and benches visible in the distance.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Leo Carrillo standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Leo Carrillo stands, right-of-center, near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He is dressed in western attire while he stands at the microphone and speaks. A woman stands behind and to the right of him. She looks to the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind Leo Carrillo to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A man sits on stage and look towards Leo Carrillo. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN P[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Earl Kellum standing in Sycamore Grove Park while attending the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic. Earl Kellum stands, left-of-center, and is viewed close-up. He faces towards the camera but gazes past it towards center. A man stands in partial view along the left edge, next to Earl. Benches line a fence that extends behind Earl on an angle from right and back to the left. A man (partial view) and a woman sit on the bench to the right of Earl Kellum. She looks to camera and he gazes up towards Earl. Another man stands on a bench behind Earl. Greenery on the other side of the fencing occupies the background.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Thomas McCaffery in his office at the Southern Pacific Railroad Arcade Depot, Los Angeles, 1906

Description:
Thomas McCaffery in his office at the Southern Pacific Railroad Arcade Depot. McCaffery sits in a desk chair looking at a piece of paper. A calendar hangs above the desk opened to April 1906. A hat is on the desk along with a small portrait of a man. There is a Southern Pacific Railroad map on the wall and what may be a spittoon at McCaffery's feet.
Date:
April 1906
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Thomas McCaffery in his office at the Southern Pacific Railroad Arcade Depot, Los Angeles, 1906

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car viewed from the side while sitting on tracks at River Station. The damaged car sits in partial view along railroad tracks. It faces right and extends beyond the right edge of the image. The damaged part of the engine car is at center. The frame of the side window is broken and appears to be pushed slightly up and forward. The roof of the car slopes down and back. Beyond the train, tracks can be seen running behind it at left and low hills stand in the far distance.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car sitting on train tracks at River Station. The car sits on tracks, left-of-center, and is viewed from the rear. It is open and the boiler is visible inside the car. Damage appears along the right side of the car. The rear left tire sits lopsided on the tracks. Railroad tracks run parallel to the car to the left of it. In the distance at right, railroad engines sit in the round house.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Harry Hershey Cooper sits at a desk in the first Southern Pacific Railroad telegraph office on Sixth and Main, Los Angeles, about 1902

Description:
Photograph of a photograph of Harry Hershey Cooper sitting at his desk in the Southern Pacific Railroad's Telegraph Office in the Pacific Electric Building in downtown Los Angeles. Harry Hershey Cooper sits in the foreground, right-of-center, and faces slightly left. He sits in his desk chair and looks at paperwork he holds in front of him. Ahead of him, his desk stands, left-of-center. Beyond the desk, a cabinet stands in the corner of the room at center. A covered window is inset into the back wall at left. Along the wall at right, a picture hangs and light fixture winds down the wall. Wood grain surrounds the edges of the photograph.
Date:
[circa 1902]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Harry Hershey Cooper sits at a desk in the first Southern Pacific Railroad telegraph office on Sixth and Main, Los Angeles, about 1902

Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Bulletin photographer documenting the employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of a Southern Pacific Railroad Employees Bulletin photographer standing on a ladder and photographing the employee picnic in Sycamore Grove Park. The photographer stands on a ladder in the near distance at center. He stands a few rungs up on the left side of the ladder and faces right. He holds up a camera near his face. Behind and beneath him, people sit in rows of benches and face towards the right. In the background, tall trees line the back edge of the seating area.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Bulletin photographer documenting the employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945