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
Photgraph of an exterior view of Ralphs Supermarket at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road at the store's opening, April 25, 1942. The Ralph's Supermarket building, constructed in the Art Moderne style, sits to the left of center. A group of people move from the middle right to the entrance at center, while a smaller group moves from the left centerground toward the foreground, carrying shopping bags. Two automobiles along the road occupy the foreground, while other automobiles are parked along both edges of the building. Hills are visible in the distance at right.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 13 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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