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 an exterior view of the Japanese Fancy Goods store and Employment office in Downtown, Los Angeles, ca. 1890. This one-story building is sandwiched between brick apartment buildings. Utility poles and lines are visible. Two men are walking on the sidewalk in front. A horse-drawn carriage is at far right. The sign above the main entrance reads, "Japanese Fancy Goods. Employment Office". Once misattributed as Governor Pio Pico's office when he was governor of California and Los Angeles was state Capitol.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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