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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of Van-Shire Florist open-air shop, 1900. At center, a street lamp stands in front of the squat shopfront. To the left of the entrance, a young girl and woman look at the arrangements. Bilboards on either side of the shope advertise Union 76 gasoline and Southern Pacific railroad. The sign reads "Ride cool trains! $6 to San Francisco. $17 to Portland". Signs on the shop read "Weddings, Parties, Funerals. Free Delivery. Flowers".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Flowers Florists Signs and signboards Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General #3 Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General--Van-Shire Florist Southern Pacific Railroad Union 76 Van-Shire Florist Buildings
Time Period
1900
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
41305 [Accession number] CHS-41305 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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