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 view of Broadway looking north from Eighth Street, Los Angeles, June 1, 1913. Most of the commercial buildings lining the busy street are 6- to 13-stories high. Three streetcars ("West 11st Street", "Pico Heights", ...), dozens of automobiles, and 100s of pedestrians are visible. Legible signs include: "Pastor Russell, Temple Auditorium, Friday, June 13th 8 p.m., seats free"..., "Trustee property no. 2", "Pantages unequaled vaudeville, American artists, popular matinee"..., ..."Metcalf &"..., "Walter P. Story Building", "Mullen & Blu[...] clothing", "Orpheum Vaudeville", "644, 646, California Furniture Company", "Lyon-McKinney-Smith Co.", "Hotel Yorkshire", ..."and Bank"..., "Barker Bros.", "Table linen, chinaware"..., "Morosco", "Dr. Beebe", "Harry B. Goodman Co.", "Law Office, Powers, Marioneaux & Lady", "Emma M. Carson, M.D., physician, surgeon", "Dr. F.M. Hunt, dentist", "Guy Reily, M.D., eye, ear, nose, throat", "T.H. Unland, dentist", "Dr. Fred Stahl, eye, ear, nose, throat", "California Surety & Casualty Company", "Garrick Theatre", "To-night is [...] night", "Best coffee in the city", "Model lu[...]oo"..., "Colburg [...] furriers", "805, furs exclusively, 805".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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