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 workmen laying rails for the Los Angeles and Agricultural Park Street cars on Main Street near Third Street, ca.1886. The dozens of workers wield picks and shovels tearing up the dirt street for the rail line. Several one-story buildings and the dome of a taller tower are visible in the background. Legible signs include: "Liquors, cigars" and "Candy Factory". "The Main Street Railroad Co. has a large force of men at work laying a double track. They are now working between Fifth and Seventh Streets." -- Express (21 July 1886).
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 17 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--Temple to 4th Los Angeles and Agricultural East Street Car Transportation Main Street--Street Car Transportation Streets Street-railroads Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1886
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street & 3rd Street USA
Source
1-120-5 [Microfiche number] 2843 [Accession number] CHS-2843 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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