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 horse-drawn streetcar on Main Street and Winston Street, showing the Post Office, ca.1892. The coachman stands inside the car holding the reigns at left, while a second conductor stands hanging off the running board at the back. Behind them to the right, a large, two-story gothic building with arched windows can be seen. To the left, the front window of a bank is visible. The sign on the trolley car reads "Southern Pacific Depot / Main & Fifth Sts. and Temple Block".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Street-railroads Horse railroads Postal service--Buildings Transportation--Rail--Street Railroads--Horse drawn cars United States Postal Service Transportation features
Time Period
circa 1892
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street & Winston Street USA buildings: Post Office
Source
1-6-100 [Microfiche number] 7067 [Accession number] CHS-7067 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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