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 panoramic view of Los Angeles looking east on Sixth from the Pacific Electric Building, ca.1905. A majority of the buildings are residential buildings. Two large exhaust pipes of factories(?) are visible in the distance (at left). Utility poles line the street (Sixth Street? at left). Legible signs include: "New Method Laundry Co.", "meat market", "The L.W. [B]linn Lumber Co.", "Weaver's market", "James Ho[bers?], west[...]", "Owl cigar, now 5¢", "reversible windows, screen doors, window screens, Hipolito Screen & Sash Co.", "Cal. Showcase Co., bank, store and office fixtures", "smoke Secretary Gage, 5¢ cigar, it's quality", "the Cloud, first class furnished rooms", "drugs", "Coca-cola, delicious, refreshing", "Angelus Laundry Co.", "J.L. Pike & Co., window works".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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