Image of three men wearing sombreros with one playing a harp while sitting on a wall near the front steps of the Avila Adobe on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. There is a sign about the Adobe and street vending stands are situated on either side of the street. The Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal. 736" and "Bob Plunkett Photo"--text, on negative. Title transcribed from negative; date supplied by donor Ernest Marquez. The sign for the Avila adobe reads "This is the oldest and most historic building in Los Angeles. Built in 1818 by Don Francisco Avila it was occupied as American headquarters in 1847. The rooms are furnished in the period of early California. Olvera Street is the first main thoroughfare of Los Angeles.
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1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 11.8 x 16.8 cm
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