Stock for San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Stock for San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway

Entry/Object ID

2006.108.1.1

Description

A stock certificate for the San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway, 23 May 1888. The item has an image of a train, notes the capital stock amount, total number of shares, and share amount and space for the certificate number, amount of shares, owner's name, and signatures of the company secretary, H. A. Unruh, nephew and later estate executor of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, and president, W. N. Monroe, founder of Monrovia. There is printed material on the reverse concerning transactions from the owner, but this is unused. A note on the left margin indicates the pledged amount was paid. With creases, third folds, soiling and stains, the overall condition is fair.

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Search Terms

San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway, Railroads--San Gabriel River Valley (Calif.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Stock Certificates