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Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, 1921 July-December

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1

Scope and Content

Correspondence and documents re UPRR interests in Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, including:

Agreement between City of LA, Board of Harbor Commissioners of City of LA, and LA&SLRR to widen "Main channel of Los Angeles Harbor on the easterly side thereof," typescript, appears to be clipped from newspaper and mounted

"Wanted --- a Harbor Commission," mounted clipping from Commercial News

"Harbor bond sale put up to syndicate, Council committee seeking consent for $1,200,000 deal; finance body's report wins," mounted clipping from Los Angeles Examiner

correspondence from M. de Brabant to E.E. Calvin re "appointment of suitable Harbor Commissioners," typescript

Three deeds for property at Los Angeles Harbor

"P E may use bridge on Ocean," mounted clipping from Long Beach Press, article is re contemplated use of LA&SLRR rail bridge by PERC trains

Passenger traffic is handled chiefly by jitney drivers, mounted clipping from Long Beach Press, article is re time saved by PERC trains using LA&SLRR rail bridge

Correspondence re leases and reshaping of Terminal Island and dredging for widening of channel includes coded telegrams with translations

"Map showing ground elevation on land to be filled by dredge, E. San Pedro," blueprint

"Map of proposed dredge filling, East San Pedro," blueprint

Telegram correspondence re extension of trackage for construction of flood control channel

"US approves harbor bridge, work on $500,000 structure and Terminal Island Roadway can begin when fund is available," mounted clipping from Long Beach Examiner

"Work order authority" re dredging and filling at East San Pedro, California

Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Los Angeles Division, construct dikes and spillway for filling RR owned ground with material dredged from Harbor work, East San Pedro, California, A. Maguire, blueprint

"Authority for expenditure" re construction of dikes and spillway to permit filling of LA&SLRR lands with dredged material

Dates

  • Creation: 1921 July-December

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Extent

From the Collection: 33 Linear Feet (13 boxes and 1 mapcase drawer)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States