Skip to main content

Image / Pershing Square from the top of an area building, ca.1920-1939

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Pershing Square from the top of an area building, ca.1920-1939
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1920/1939
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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 Pershing Square from the top of an area building, ca.1920-1939. A sign advertising for "S.I. Wailes Co." stands next to the street in the left foreground while a variety of trees shade the park at center. A flag pole stands near the center of the square. Large buildings surround the park including the Knickerbocker Building, the Pacific Mutual Life Building, and the Bank of Italy.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
20 x 25 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2880
USC-2-1-1-2951 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36721
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2880
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36721.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--General views--C of C (City Hall, Pershing Square)
Parks
Pershing Square
Time Period
circa 1920/1939
Place
California
Hill and 5th Street
Los Angeles
USA
Source
36721 [Accession number]
CHS-36721 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: