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 the corner of Downey Avenue and North Broadway during the opening of the cable line to East Los Angeles, 1888. There is a cable car adorned with several American flags resting on a track at left. At right, a large crowd full of women in white dresses has gathered to watch the ceremony. Down the street, more people have gathered on the sidewalks. There are several large buildings visible, as well as a large number of trees. The cable car bears the number 60.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint b&w 21 x 26 cm, 17 x 22 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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