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[Female station agent in front of Southern Pacific Railroad station, Brighton]

[1898?]

1 photographic print ; 3-5/8 x 4-5/8 in.

Southern Pacific Railroad Company (285), Railroad stations--California--Brighton (2), Women railroad employees (7), Brighton (Calif.)--Photographs (2)

Photographic prints (633), Portraits (26)

A portrait of Sadia Gorham, female station agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad station at Brighton. This station was built to replace a depot that burned down on December 28, 1892. The station is a Southern Pacific two-story combination depot, standard plan No. 26.

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PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

CSRM Negative 19007