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Title
Typical light used on Hollywood Boulevard west of Wilcox, Los Angeles, 1924
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1924-02-14
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of typical light used on Hollywood Boulevard west of Wilcox Avenue, Los Angeles. Lights spaced approximately 125 feet centers between street intersections. Four 6 inch globes, one 10 inch globe. Height of light above ground line approximately 14 feet. Width of street 56 feet. Also visible are: street lights, business buildings, sidewalk, street car, pedestrians, automobiles, street sign, utility poles and lines, trees in distance. Legible signs include: "Robertson Company"..., "Keen Kutter Econo[...] Hardw[are], the h"..., "Sam Seelig, California's leading grocers", "Cash is king", "Orange Drive".
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
14.5 x 9 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m193 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-220-4
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m193
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-220-4.jpg
Subject
Electric railroads--Cars
Automobiles
Street lighting
Roadways
Time Period
1924-02-14
Place
California
Hollywood Boulevard
Orange Drive
Los Angeles
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles City. Book II. 220-4 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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