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 view of Sixth Street looking west from Main Street, Los Angeles, 1903. Five pedestrians can be seen scattered in the intersection of the two streets, their faces indeterminate. Utility poles line the sidewalks, a two-story house to the left, a one-story to the right. Billboards are visible in the background. Streetcar tracks are embedded in the road. Image is a reproduction of a published photo. Picture file card reads: "The building at the left up the street, was the first 4 story building in the district and then was advertised as being out of the high rents.". Legible signs include: "[...] Everything at Cost", and "Lion Café / Try Gordon's [...] Old Crow [...] Bottled Goods a Specialty".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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