
Southern Pacific R. R. tracks cut a diagonal path across the low-lying Coachella Valley, linking a string of rail-dependent settlements like Indio and Thermal during the early twentieth century. This survey, conducted just as the region began its transition toward intensive irrigation, depicts a landscape where the desert floor meets the steep ascent of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The map reveals the early industrial footprint of the area, including the Asbestos Mine on Pinyon Flat and the Garnet Queen Mine tucked into the rugged slopes near Santa Rosa Mt..
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28 maps found

1894 Los Angeles
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1900 Los Angeles
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1901 Southern California Sheet No. 1
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1904 Indio
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1904 Southern California Sheet No. 1
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1904 Southern California Sheet No. 2
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1906 Bakersfield
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1915 Big Bar and Vicinity
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1915 Spenceville
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1924 Hollywood
California

1925 Long Beach
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1926 Hollywood
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1928 Altadena
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1929 Crescent City
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1931 Tejon Hills
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1933 Ontario
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1942 Ontario and Vicinity
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1942 Point Loma
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1947 Casmalia
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1950 Parker Dam Area
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1953 Del Mar
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1953 Point Loma
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1967 Del Mar
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1967 Point Loma
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1976 Morro Bay South
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1994 Del Mar
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1996 Point Loma
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1998 Morro Bay South
California