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 interior view of Department of Public Works office, [s.d.]. At center, a man wearing a suit sits in a chair with his legs crossed. He holds a paper with his left hand against his raised leg, while he writes with a pen in his right hand. Standing beside him, another man wearing a suit, tie, and glasses is visible. This man holds a small piece of paper between his hands. To the left of the men, a cluttered disk is visible. The various items on the desk include a blotter, a pen, and several papers. To the right of the seated man, a telephone sits on the edge of a desk. Against the back wall, a bookcase with glass coverings over each shelf is visible. A painting of the Roman Coliseum also hangs along the wall. At right, the glass-paned doorway reads: "745 H.O. Smith".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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