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 exterior view of Department of Public Works, showing Hollywood office, [s.d.]. In the extreme foreground, a paved road can be seen extending from left to right. Alongside the curb in the foreground, a parked automobile is visible. The front bumper and headlight of another automobile can be seen at right, and a third automobile is visible in the background at right. At center, a one-story, brick building can be seen extending to the left. Small brick columns separate the groups of windows along the side of the structure. Small disks can be seen above each of the columns. At the top of the structure, what appear to be two sculptures of decorative stone bowls with fruit. Small awnings hang over the windows. At center, a doorway can be seen between two large windows. Writing on one of the windows reads: "Department of Public Works [...] Los Angeles Bureau".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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