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 view of Philadelphia Street looking east from Greenleaf Street in Whittier, ca.1924. Early automobiles are paked diagonally in toward the sidewalks on either side of Philadelphia, while two lanes of moving cars make their way up and down the pavement. To the left, pedestrians can be seen windowshopping in full figure. In the right distance, the Hotel William Penn can be seen. What appear to be telephone wires stretch across the street. Legible signs from left to right include: "Poinsettia", "Smith Bros. Music Co.", "L.A. Daniels, Dentist", "E.T. Stoddard, Jeweler", "Kandy", "Rees", "Drugs, Soda. Adams & [...]", "Cafe Teri[...]", "Real Estate", "Palmers Shoes", "Piggly Wiggly" and "Toggery. N.B. Whiter's Clothing, Shoes, Hats".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
