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 panoramic view of Sixth Street and Olive Street, ca.1912. Street repair work is being done near the sidewalk at left. The men use pick axes to dig up the ground. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages travel down the streets. Legible signs include: "Golden Gate Compressed Yeast Co., 603 S. Olive", "Parker fountain pen", "Central Park pharmacy, Barritt the druggist, purest drugs and chemicals, prescription experts, patent medicines at lowest [...] prices, perfumes, stationery, fires[...]pe sundries, the best coldest soda in the city, fine candies, fresh [...], [ph]one your orders, prompt free deliveries, home 372 [...]", "cut rate druggist", "the Silver City", "[...]ington books", "the Glenngarry", "furnished rooms", "park view", "Geo W. Walker's, Fontella, 5¢ cigars smoke like 10¢", "optimo", "ice cream 5¢ & 10¢", "Counsello[p], king of 5¢ cigars".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 20 x 25 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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