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 traffic at the northwest corner of Downey Block at Main Street looking north from Temple Block, ca.1873-1878. In the center foreground, a bottleneck of horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians is pictured. Commercial buildings line the left side of the image, while other carriages can be seen parked along the sidewalk in the right distance. the Saint Charles Hotel and the Pico House are visible. Legible signs from left to right include: "V. Ponet, dealer in Pictures and Picture Frames. French & German Plated Mirrors" "A. Wright & Co. Hardware, Crockery. Leather & Shoefindings. Paints & Oils, Garden Seeds" "Levy & Coblentz" (on on the portico's architrave, which faces the camera at center).
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm., 25 x 20 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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