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Description
Photograph of a panoramic view of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and nearby buildings, corner of Main Street and 4th Street, ca.1923. The two-story corner building has one entrance on each street. Both entrances feature a large arched doorway flanked by a pair of columns. Above the entrance is a wide pediment with fancy ornamental moldings. The building is reminiscent of Greek-revival style architecture. The streets are filled with pedestrian, vehicle and railway car traffic. Legible signs include: "United States Army recruiting service", "Hotel Rosslyn", "Trunks", "drugs", "Hibernian bldg.", "Van Nuys".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Farmers and Merchants National Bank Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Banks Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--4th to 6th Streets Banks and banking Commercial sites
Time Period
circa 1923
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street Fourth Street USA
Source
1-6-86 [Microfiche number] 6217 [Accession number] CHS-6217 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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