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- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
Bridge over Salton Sea, S.P.R.R. California
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PC-001-324
Bridge over Salton Sea, Southern Pacific Railroad, California-Arizona Route
circa 1909
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The Southern Pacific Railroad line had just been completed to Calexico in 1904 when the Colorado River flooded and broke through a new canal head works southwest of Yuma, Arizona. The flooding into the Salton Basin continued until 1907, when the break was sealed and the new bridge trestle shown here finished. The Imperial Valley rail connection of the Inter-California Ralway Company was completed through Mexico in 1911, connecting to Southern Pacific's main line near Yuma. The publisher's number on the divided back is A R 29. The motto on the back, "On the line of S.P.R.R." may have been part of a promotional campaign.
Salton Sea; Trestle bridges; Trains; Railroad trains; Southern Pacific Railroad; Sunset Limited; Sunset Route
California - Salton Sea
- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
Newman Postcard Co., Los Angeles/San Francisco, California
Postcard
3.5 inches X 5.5 inches
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Karl Anderson's The Salton Sea, a Google book
- San Diego State University Library and Information Access, Special Collections and University Archives
Image
TIFF
20.99 MB
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