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 lithograph by Charles Kuchel and Emil Dresel depicting Los Angeles looking north from Temple Street, ca.1857. The U.S. Hotel is in the foreground at the corner of Main Street and Market Street, which are being traveled by horses and riders. Assorted people and horses are further dispersed throughout the spaces between the primarily single-story buildings of the picture. A mountain range is shown in the extreme background. The caption underneath the illustration reads " Los Angles-1857 / (From the Historical Files of Title Insurance and Trust Co.)" Compares to CHS-5308.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs art
Dwellings Buildings Plazas Los Angeles--General views--Illustrations (1 of 2) Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--North of Temple Los Angeles--General--Drawings Cities
Time Period
circa 1857
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street Los Angeles Plaza Market Street USA
Source
6229 [Accession number] CHS-6229 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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