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 the exterior view of the old Federal Building and Post Office, Temple Street and Main Street, 1908. The five-story corner building has a facade facing diagonally across the intersection. Two lampposts flank the main entrance where above it stands a sculpture of an eagle. Above the first two floors and recessed into the building are two columns that flank three windows. The lowest window has an ornamental pediment above it. Similar architecture can be found around the building. Balustrades enclose the perimeter around the roof. A buggy and an early-model car are parked on the street in front of the building. There is a newsstand next to the right entrance. People are traversing the streets. Legible signs include: "Franklin Printing Co.", "your home papers here", "drink Coca-[cola]", "[...]e cigar", "[...], Luna Park, free, Aug. 14, Nelson", "Pantages, 8 all star acts, [...]".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographs
Federal Building Post Office Los Angeles--Architecture--Public Buildings--Federal buildings Los Angeles--Architecture--Public Buildings--Post offices Public buildings Buildings
Time Period
1908
Place
California Los Angeles Temple Street & Main Street USA
Source
1-6-16 [Microfiche number] 5626 [Accession number] CHS-5626 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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