Elevated view looking down North Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with horse-drawn trolleys, wagons, and carriages, in the dirt street. The Baker Block building with tower (at the corner of Main Street and Arcadia Street) is at center right, a part of the three-story Ducommon Building (at the corner of Main Street and Commercial Street) can be seen at far right). A sign for "Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper," can be seen in the distance. A 150-foot tall electric street light, which was installed in 1882, can be seen at center right. "Part of Los Angeles City"--text, handwritten in margin. "F.H. Rogers, Photographer, Los Angeles, Cal."--text, stamped in margin. "Main St. Los Angeles Cal. North from the Temple Block."--text, handwritten on verso. Title transcribed from item. Date approximated by cataloger based on photographer history (see Barbara Dye Callarman, Photographers of Nineteenth Century Los Angeles County, page 82).
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