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 birdseye view of Los Angeles, looking north on Main Street, 1907. Several large brick buildings can be seen , including one tall structure under construction at left. A large unpaved road is visible in the foreground at right, and a streetcar can be seen in the middle of the road. Pedestrians are visible on a sidewalk at right. IN the background, a long line of mountains runs across the image. Legible signs include, from left: "Brents The Great Credit House", "Thank You Lily Cream", "H. Raphael Co.", "G.A. Thiele, Wallpaper Mound City Paints and Oils", "Store Your Furniture & Household Goods", [?]olyear Warehouse Co. Absolutely Fire-Proof", "Owl Cigar Now 5¢", "Hotel Rosslyn", "Barker", and "Wells Fargo & Co.".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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