Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad, officially known as the Keeler Branch.

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Title	Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad, officially known as the Keeler Branch.
Statement of Responsibility	Fallberg, Carl
Publisher	Hungerford Press
City of publication	Reseda, CA
Year	1956
Physical Description	maps
Format-Extent (size)	21.5 x 14 cm.
Description of content	1950s map, shows map of narrow-gauge railway from Laws to Keeler via Owenyo, the connection with the SP "Jawbone" branch to Mojave and Los Angeles. The map also shows surrounding towns, such as Bishop, Lone Pine and Olancha. The route of Hwy 395 is also marked. The map is dotted with little pictures of sites such as Mount Whitney, the hotels at Bishop, and the water tower at Keeler.
Historical context	The theme of my project is the correlation between the rise and fall of towns and the rise and fall of the railroad, and the now-non-existent towns along the Keeler Branch provide a good case study.
Notes	The bottom contains the quote, "Map by Carl Fallberg, copyright 1956 from "The Slim Princess", the story of the SP Narrow Gauge, 40 pages, by Hungerford Press, Reseda, CA. Original has date June 1 crossed out and changed to June 20.
Notes on digital image	Full document scanned.
Keywords, Descriptors	Map, Railroad, Narrow Gauge, Southern Pacific, California, Owens Valley, Inyo County, Keeler, Mount Whitney, Carl Fallberg, Jawbone Branch
Subject (Lib. of Congress)	Narrow gauge railroads -- California -- Inyo County -- Branch lines Narrow gauge railroads -- California -- Inyo County -- Maps Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Th. of Graphic Materials	Narrow gauge railroads Maps
Cataloger	Charles Bennett
Type	image
Format of digital version	jpeg
Image file name	Scllo0002
Collection	Special Collections. John Lloyd-Butler Railroadiana Collection. (scllo)
Repository	Occidental College Library.
Rights	Property rights reside with Occidental College Library. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Image Publisher	Los Angeles: Occidental College Library, 2008
Language	eng

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Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad, officially known as the Keeler Branch.

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