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 Off and Vaughn Drug Company, Fourth Street and Spring Street, ca.1890-1900. Small shops on Spring Street. In the foreground are barrels of produce from which people are shopping. Other visible buildings include: Hellman Residence, Van Nuys Building (Herman Hellman Building (erected on site in 1903)). Photographed during the construction of the Brailey Building. Lots of pedestrians and a few horse-drawn carriages. Legible signs include: ..."elee, [...] fixtures, silver [...]ds of finishing", ..."square [...]st [...]ar"..., ..."Turkish baths"..., ..."grocery"..., "350, 350, N.O. Baida, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Egyptian curios", "Blaney's Shoe Store", "354, Stationery and news, 354", "Off & Vaugn Drug Co.", "For the complexion use Almond Meal Soap", ..."we"..., ..."ic [...]essings [...]oal plasters", "Hospital, druggist's supplies", "The Off & Vaughn Drug Co., trademark, prescription druggists", "We sell everything, best cut rates", "Trusses, elastic hosiery, shoulder braces, electric batteries, [...] belts", ..."5¢ ladies & gents", "Japanese curios", "The Van Nuys"....
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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