Subject: Street railroad accidents--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Related to the article, "PASSENGERS FORCED OUT: Bullet Wounds Bystander Three Patrons Injured in series of Attacks and Riots Threatened," Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 1934: 1
Date:: [circa November 27, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Two people inspect a damaged street car near First street and Main Street. The metal grille on the front of the car is warped around a metal object with a mirror attached to it.
Date:: November 15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Bird's-eye view of crashed street car at First and Hill Streets, with hill in foreground, police officers and crowd gathered at intersection in midground, buildings, parking lot, and billboards in background
Date:: February 8, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “P. E. Offers Union Wage Concessions,” Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec 1934: 1.
Date:: December 18, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Possibly related to the article, "Utility Invests Millions in Future of Southland: Pacific Electric Progress Program to Care for Increased Growth Amounts to $10,500,000," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 1925: pg. E4.
Date:: [1924-1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Possibly related to the article, "Utility Invests Millions in Future of Southland: Pacific Electric Progress Program to Care for Increased Growth Amounts to $10,500,000," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 1925: pg. E4.
Date:: 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Bird's-eye view of a contruction project to expand the Pacific Electric Railroad with a steam shovel, lines of rail cars strewn tracks, and commercial buildings in the background.
Date:: 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: In November of 1934, members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees confronted the Los Angeles Railway Corporation to contract with their union in support of wage increases ad to operate under union rules. A strike followed when the union was challenged and railway operations were halted or slowed down on a number of occasions. Members of the Los Angeles Railway Employees Association replaced strikers.
Date:: November 28, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the article, “P. E. Offers Union Wage Concessions,” Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec 1934: 1.
Date:: December 18, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A similar photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, February 9, 1937, Eight Persons Injured When Street Car Runs Wild on First Street Grade. … brakes on the street car failed to work as it descended steep First-street slope west of Hill street. … Eight persons were injured as the heavy vehicle smashed through the barrier at bottom of hill, careened across busy thoroughfare, crushed a small brick restaurant on the corner, mangled two automobiles and half tipped over against another light pole before stopping. …
Date:: February 8, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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