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 Venice electric sidewalk car, ca.1920. Carrying about twenty sitting passengers, including the driver, it sits stationary on the sidewalk in front of a barbershop. Two men stand in front of a nearby photo shop. Legible signs include: "Murillo Studio, display room, Kodak finishing, Kodaks rented, Films for sale, Coloring, retouching", ..."cels [...]cked", "We sell Eastman film", "Mirror Barber Shop", ..."Murad, the Turkish cigarette", "Triangle"..., "Special today: $1.00 dinner, clam chowder, comb. salad, top sirloin, or choice of fish, french fry potatoes, string beans, hot rolls, coffee, ice cream", "Globe A1, a trademark and a grade mark".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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