Image: Island Mountain Railway on Santa Catalina Island, an incline cable railway on the side of a hill, 1910 (CHS-2795)

Description: Island Mountain Railway on Santa Catalina Island, an incline cable railway on the side of a hill, 1910 Photograph of the Island Mountain Railway on Santa Catalina Island, an incline cable railway on the side of a hill, 1910. It runs between the summit and Lover's Cove, near Avalon. This view from the lower landing shows a rail car at the foot of the incline. A canvas provides shade over the raised wooden platform which is decorated with plants in planters. The station at the top is also visible. A sign at the coastal landing reads "Island Mountain Railway, fare Avalon to Summit and return 25AC/, fare Avalon to Lover's Cove and return 25AC/, fare Lover's Cove to Summit and return 25AC/, fare Lover's Cove to Avalon and return 25AC/, fare Summit to Avalon and return 25AC/, fare Summit to Lover's Cove and return 25AC/, fare for above trips children 15AC/, apply land dep't commutation tickets 100 rides $5.00", "Persons wishing to ride on this incline please push button". Call number: CHS-2795 Legacy record ID: chs-m5501; USC-1-1-1-5614 Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 Filename: CHS-2795 Coverage date: 1910 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 2795 Microfiche number: 1-26-48 Archival file: chs_Volume149/CHS-2795.tiff Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 13 cm., 13 x 10 cm., 20 x 25 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): railroad features Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: 1910 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): negatives (photographic); photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles County -- Catalina -- General Format: glass plate negatives Geographic subject: islands: Santa Catalina Island Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Subject (lcsh): Islands; Railroads, Cable Subject: Island Mountain Railway
Title: Island Mountain Railway on Santa Catalina Island, an incline cable railway on the side of a hill, 1910 (CHS-2795)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/26022
Author: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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