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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of Robinson's Department Store from Seventh Street, 1920. The massive, rectangular, six-story brick building is at center and towers over the street below. Awnings cover many of the first story windows, and there are sheets or curtains hiding the first story windows from view. Many pedestrian can be seen on the sidewalks around the building, and a mixture of horse-drawn wagons and early automobiles can be seen in the street.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Commercial Buildings Robinson's Deparment Store Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Stores (2 of 2) Retail trade Department stores Buildings
Time Period
1920
Place
-118.284,34.01362 -118.22653,34.05371 -118.24958,34.02916 -118.27293,34.0525 7th Street California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Robinson's Department Store USA
Source
31331 [Accession number] CHS-31331 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4601 [Identifying number]
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