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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of the office of the H. H. West Co. on Towne Avenue as viewed from the northwest. The office is viewed at an angle from the front and stands in the near distance. Cars in partial view are parked along the curb of Towne Avenue in the foreground. Beyond the cars, a wide sidewalk runs horizontally and parallel to Towne Avenue. It stretches back to the office front at center. The office of the H. H. West Company is situated on the ground floor of a brick building. Its front is constructed of glass windows. The door stands ajar at the center of the facade. Its address is printed on the door and a plate hangs over the door frame. Both read, "340." Signage in the leftmost window reads, "AUTOMATIC ELEC. MFG. CO. QUICKSILVER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION R.B.CLAPP REPRESENTATIVE MU 5585." In the rightmost window, signage reads, "H. H. WEST CO. MANUFACTURERS[?] ASSN." Above the office, a window is visible on the left side of the building and a fire escape juts from the front of the right side of the building. Text from negative sleeve: 2129. Los Angeles, July 1945. 340 Towne Avenue. Office of H.H.West Co. 2 films
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