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 looking north on Hope Street from Wilshire Boulevard towards the Los Angeles Public Library, 1951. An automobile can be seen traveling on a street from the left foreground towards the center background. The street is lined with parked automobiles, while a man pushes a dolly at right. A parking lot can be seen at left, while buildings several stories tall can be seen towards the background. The library can be seen in the center background. Signs from left to right include, "Entrance 25", "[...] we need more Ritz", "Hotel. Safeguard Construction with Time-Tested Genuine [...] and Plaster", "National [...] Service", "Hotel", "Church Open [...]", "Visit the Biola Book Room. Reliable Religious Literature [...]", and "VA18528". Gift: Foster + Kleiser.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 10 x 13 cm. photographic prints photographs
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