Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view down 4th Avenue in San Diego, ca.1948. A paved road with a dashed line running down its center is visible from the foreground towards the background. A second street intersects the first at center. A man is visible at center crossing the street towards the left, while an automobile waits at a stop sign to his right. A sign is visible on the far right corner indicating the street running horizontally is "University Avenue". Signs are visible on storefronts on the far left corner reading, "Hillcrest Liquor Store" and "Watson's Sewing Machines". A large billboard at right reads, "Barbarossa. The Premium Beer" and is visible above a "Shell" gas station. Palm trees are visible in the background, and cars can be seen parked on both sides of the street towards the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 8 x 14 cm. photographic prints photographs
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