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Title
[Southern California Telephone Co. building] (8 views)
Contributor
Parkinson, John, 1861-1935
Parkinson, Donald B. (Donald Berthold), 1895-1945
Mott Studios
Johns-Manville Inc
Gladding, McBean and Company
SoCa Digitization Project. C
Date Created and/or Issued
[between 1925 and 1935]
Publication Information
Los Angeles, Calif. : The Mott Studios
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Six exterior views of the telephone building at 740 S. Olive Street, the first two taken before the remodel and expansion of the building and two interior views. Parkinson & Parkinson, architects. Mott number 55 corresponds with Gladding, McBean and Company; number 157 refers to stock photos; and 349 corresponds with Johns-Manville Inc. (asbestos products for building and insulation).
1992-1011 (55-514) and 1992-1012 (55-516) front view of the building before the remodel -- 1992-1013 (157-1767) and 1992-1014 (157-1808) front view from the left of the expanded and remodeled building with cars on the street -- 1992-1015 (157-1809) and 1992-1016 (157-1810) close up view of the entrance and first floors -- 1992-1017 (349-16) interior showing desks and public counter -- 1992-1018 (349-17) interior, dining room.
CSL negative, no. 26,169 (4 x 5 in.) accession number 1992-1012 from same view accession number 1992-4438; no. 25,943 (4 x 5 in.) accession number 1992-1016.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
8 photographic prints ; 8 x 10 in.
Identifier
(C)001385748CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVV-9021
Language
English
Subject
Southern California Telephone Company--Photographs
Telephone companies--California--Los Angeles
Doors & doorways--California--Los Angeles
Interiors--California--Los Angeles
Dining rooms--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Place
California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.)

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