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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Mount Lowe Railway souvenir album
Creator:
Mount Lowe
Railway
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 221
Physical Description:
1 Volume
(12 photographs)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1894-1900
Abstract: A souvenir photograph album of the
Mount Lowe Railway, a tourist line to Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe in the San Gabriel
Mountains, California.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Mount Lowe Railway souvenir album, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Cherokee Bookstore, December 1977.
The Mount Lowe Railway was a scenic tourist line that opened in 1894 to bring visitors to
the San Gabriel Mountains above Altadena and Pasadena, California. A portion of the railway
was a cable-driven funicular, the Incline Railway from Rubio Pavilion to a hotel called the
Echo Mountain House, which opened in 1894 at the summit of Echo Mountain. A narrow-gauge
trolley carried travelers on the route from Echo Mountain to Mount Lowe.
A souvenir album of 12 photographs, 3 1/4 x 4 inches each, mounted on paper, dating from
approximately 1894 to 1900. The back inside cover is stamped "From Mount Lowe Ry. Photo.
Dept., Echo Mountain P. O., Cal." Views show the railway winding up the mountain, a massive
searchlight at the top of Echo Mountain, scenic views, and the Echo Mountain House exteriors
and interior lobby.
Cataloged by Huntington Library staff, late-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a
finding aid.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hotels -- California
Street-railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
Railroads, Cable -- California -- Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County)
Tourism -- California
Outdoor recreation -- California -- San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) -- Recreational use
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