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 an automobile camp under trees, Elysian Park, ca.1930. In the center, the front side of an automobile is seen which is partially covered with a cloth. Next to it, additional automobiles are shown aligned to the left, side by side, towards the background under sycamore trees. To the right corner of the foreground, a tent is shown behind a variety of bushes and small trees. Left of the tent, a wooden table and chair are visible under a large bended tree. Another automobile is parked to the left of the center and a man is sitting next to it. Photoprint reads: "Under the sycamores in Los Angeles' delightful municipal auto camp, thousands of motorists from every State in the Union are accomodated here annually for a minimum charge. Laundry facilities, showers, gas and electricity are installed in the Elysian Park Auto Camp".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 13 x 17 cm. photographic prints photographs
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