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Title
Main portico of the Polytechnic High School on Washington Street between Hope Street and Flower Street, ca.1905-1910
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1905/1910
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of the main portico of the Polytechnic High School, Washington Street between Hope Street and Flower Street, Los Angeles, ca.1905-1910. The 3-story stone Greek-revival building has a grand portico entrance at the head of a broad set of stairs. Six ionic columns support a wide pediment. Inside the pediment are leafy ornamental moldings with a seal containing the year "1905".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4662
USC-1-1-1-4759 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-5292
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4662
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-5292.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles County--Los Angeles--Schools--High Schools--Polytechnic High School
Polytechnic High School
Schools
Educational facilities
Time Period
circa 1905/1910
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Washington Street & Flower Street
Source
1-18-49 [Microfiche number]
5292 [Accession number]
CHS-5292 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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