Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a low-angle view of the Pershing Square Building from the busy corner of Fifth Street and Hill Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910-1940. Legible signs include: "Hotel Clark, 555 rooms with private baths", "Public Library free to all", "Metropolitan Bldg.", "Brooks, $25 suits, just one single price, Overcoats $25, entire 2nd floor", "Lambert shirt shop, better shirts for less money", "United Cigars", "Pershing Square Luggage Company", "Feltman Curne wonderful shoes", "W. Reynolds Co., wholesale jewelers", "Boos Bros.", "323, Hotel Paxton". Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
-118.2519,34.04919 -118.25104,34.04869 -118.25224,34.04743 -118.25307,34.04796 5th Street & Hill Street California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Hotel Clark Los Angeles Public Library USA
Source
3-1275-02805-4386 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-228 [Original Filename] Subjects 318 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity] unidentified no: 64388 [Identifying Number]
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