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 crowd attending Opening Day at Union Station, April 1, 1939. The large mass of people is in the foreground and stretches into the distance at right. The clock tower and arched entryway of Union Station are at left. The station is a large building with smooth light-colored walls and a massive arched window at left. The area directly in front of the station is decorated with palm trees and other trees, and a tall light post is visible at right. In the background at right are mores buildings. The clock on the rectangular tower of the station shows the time to be just after two o'clock.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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