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 (streetscape) of Washington Boulevard looking east from Main Street, June, 1896. A two-horse-drawn carriage is coming down the dirt street. Two other carriages are parked at the curb. An observation(?) platform is perched atop a high pole at left near the Agricultural Park Horse Car Barns (part of a legible sign on the building reads ..."inst. & Agl. Park [...] Railroad Co."). At right are the Washington Park Amusement Gardens. A branch of Security First National Bank is mentioned on a sign on a construction fence.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Washington #1 Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--South of 6th Railroad Lookout Tower Horse Buggy Security First National Bank Street Car Streets Automobiles Buildings Stores, Retail Banks and banking Building Signs and signboards Towers Roadways
Time Period
1896-06
Place
California Los Angeles USA Washington Boulevard & Main Street
Source
1-6-114 [Microfiche number] 4785 [Accession number] CHS-4785 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4736 [Identifying number]
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