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Title
Horizon Avenue crossing looking west, Los Angeles, 1929
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1929-09-05
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Horizon Avenue crossing looking west, Los Angeles. Wig wag. Note narrow sidewalk which is used as vehicular roadway west of crossing. Also visible are: signs, pedestrians, empty lots, buildings, utility poles and lines, street lights, automobile. Legible signs include: ..."White, the perfect family soap", ..."Philadelphia cigar"..., "Drink"..., "Autopark", "Morton's Salt, when it rains it pours", "See [...] great movie season, Hear", ..."Semar"..., "Fix it shop", ..."Apt"..., "The Southern Apartments"[?], "Venice Beverage"..., "1324 Trolley Way", "Bakery", "25¢ park, I block to bath house", "Venice wholesale [...], 1324 Trolley Way, 3rd door north of Horizon Ave., Tobacco, cigars, candy, 'It pays to cash and carry', Wholesale only".
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
8.5 x 14.5 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m362 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-29-61
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m362
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-29-61.jpg
Subject
Railroads--Crossings
Signs and signboards
Roadways
Time Period
1929-09-05
Place
California
Horizon Avenue
Los Angeles
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles City. Book V. 29-61 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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