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 from a hill of the west side of the Los Angeles Plaza, ca.1873-1875. The three-story brick building is Pico House (constructed 1871). Also visible is the Merced Theater (constructed 1873) and Masonic Temple along Main Street. The Plaza itself is partially visible on the far left. The two large tanks (constructed 1867) on the near side of the street contain gas and are part of the first gas works.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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