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Description
Photograph of large boxes on the side of Cahuenga Boulevard advertising Sprigg Moving and Storage Company, Hollywood, September 17, 1936. Four large boxes can be seen across center with writing on them. Several small stores are visible behind the boxes and across the street. A road winds up a hill behind the stores at left, while the hills continue into the distance at right. Tall grasses and weeds can be seen in the foreground. Legible signs and writing on the boxes include: "Rodney Sprigg Co. Moves, Stores, Packs, Ships, Household Goods", "Lift van. Rodney Sprig Co. Hollywood. Moves. Stores. packs. Ships. Household Goods", "Grocceries", "Poultry Products", and "Poultry Products Company".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Express highways Roads Advertising, Outdoor Storage and moving trade Los Angeles--Hollywood--Streets--Cahuenga Boulevard and Pass Rodney Sprigg Company Poultry Products Company Roadways
Time Period
1936-09-17
Place
California Hollywood Los Angeles USA
Source
1-31-295 [Microfiche number] 41654 [Accession number] CHS-41654 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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