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 the Sunset Café and a market on a street corner in Los Angeles, ca.1930-1949. The café is on the corner of a building at center. Several signs advertise a range of food, and a man in a cook's uniform is standing in the doorway at left. An awning protrudes out over the doorway. The marked to attached to the café at left. In the foreground, a man is pushing a large machine, possibly a sidewalk cleaner. The man is wearing dark pants, a light shirt, and a hat, as well as gloves. Several automobiles can be seen parked along the curb at right. Legible signs include, from left: "Market Wine Beer Milk", "Liquor", "Popsicle", "Delit Baker", "Adhor Milk", "Meat and Eat Albert's", "Sandwiches & Delicatessen", "Sunset Café", "Hamburger", "Liverwurst", "Bologna", "Fried Egg", "Home Made Soup", "Cheese", "Salami", "Hot Dog", "Corned Beef & eggs", "Pastrami & Eggs", "Salami & Eggs", "35", "Bologna & Eggs", "Tongue & Eggs", "Lamb Chops", "Wine by glass or bottle", "Drink Cherikeeta It's made from Sparkletts", "Delicatessen Sandwiches", "Double Cola", "Chili Soups Lunches Short Orders Soft Drinks Orders to take out", and "Drink Sparkeeta Root Beer".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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