Subject: Railroad cars--American--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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

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

Description:: A similar photograph of the same event appears in a small photo spread titled, "Polar Hero Reaches Hop-off Point," Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 1928: A1
Date:: [October 5, 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: This photograph (cropped) appears with the article, "Wiley Off For Prison; Prisoner Under Heavy Guard; Man Convicted of Deal in Stolen Liberty Bonds Considered Dangerous," Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 1935: A1.
Date:: April 8, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: George Noville stepping off train carrying another hat and jacket A man stands to his right.
Date:: [circa October 5, 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: A cropped version of this photograph appears with the article, "Ludwig Puts Fairness above Men Only Great,” Los Angeles Times, 04 Oct. 1933: A1
Date:: [circa October 3, 1933]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: US Marshal's Prison transport car, in which attorney Edward E. Wiley, convicted of stealing and forging Liberty Bonds, was to be transported to McNeil Island federal prison.
Date:: April 8, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Photograph of Deputy Marshal John P. Brooke standing in the door of the railway prison car prior to transporting attorney Edward E. Wiley to prison.
Date:: April 8, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The Burlington Zephyr train is on view with a line of people on the left and a crowd cheering on the right. It appears to be at the Exposition Park train station.
Date:: [circa June 22, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: For additional photographs of Richard E. Byrd and his Antarctic expedition party arriving in Los Angeles prior to their embarkation, see Old Div IDs: uclamss_1429_1295 through uclamss_1429_1299
Date:: [circa October 5, 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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