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 Broadway looking north from Sixth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910. Broadway runs from the foreground at right to the background at center. Streetcar tracks can be seen embedded in the middle of the road, and two streetcars can be seen in the background at center. Early-model automobiles are parked along both sides of the road. Broad concrete sidewalks can be seen lining the street, and many pedestrians are visible along the walkways. Tall buildings line both sides of the street. Legible signs include, from left to right: "[...]wman and Erbe Mfg. Co.", "For Rent", "Walk-Over", "Kinney Jeweler", "Pantages Theatre and Office Building", "Pantages Unedqualed Vaudeville presenting always the best American & European Artists of Repute at Popular Prices Matinee Dinner", "Jas. Smith & Co. Clothiers", "Benjamin Clothes", "Foto Post Cards in Colors", and "M.I.S.T. Co.".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w 13 x 18 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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