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 panoramic view of Los Angeles looking southeast from the State Normal School, 1910-1919. The cityscape is thriving with commercial buildings. Smoke spew out of the exhaust vents of several of the larger buildings. Notable buildings are the Union Trust Building (center right), the Hotel Trenton (center left), and the Grant Building (center). Trees are sparsely scattered throughout the city. American flags are flown on top of many buildings throughout the city. Legible signs include: "L.A. Gas, use L.A. Gas", "Hotel Trenton", "H.B.", "Grant Building", "Montgomery Bros. Jewelers", "Girard House", "groceries", "Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Building", "pure a[...], healthy [...], Coca-Cola", "restaurant", "[...]liar", "Hotel Clarendon", "The Angelus", "Spreckles Bros. Comm[...], importers", "Trustee Property No. 3, Union Trust Building".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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