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Title
Intersection of Melrose and Western Avenues, Los Angeles. Looking easterly, 1928
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1928-08-02
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 intersection of Melrose Avenue and Western Avenue, Los Angeles. Looking easterly on Melrose Avenue showing traffic conditions with street car at terminal. Also visible are: automobiles, buildings (commercial in foreground, dwellings in background), utility poles and lines, sidewalk, curb, street light, bench, trees in background. Legible signs include: ..."of Italy", "Stop", "For rent", street car "H" & "4", "Blacks[...] offices [...] doctors, law [...] realtors"...[?], "Commercial", "Dentist", "Seabord gasoline, Harryman & Myles, tires, tubes, repairing, oiling, greasing", "Melrose - Western, Phone HO.4784 - Harryman"..., "7 for $1.10"..., "Gilmore gasoline", "Quaker State"..., "N. Western Ave.", "Sto"....
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
8.5 x 15 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m648 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-28-138
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m648
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-28-138.jpg
Subject
Electric railroads
Automobiles
Roadways
Time Period
1928-08-02
Place
California
Los Angeles
Melrose Avenue
Western Avenue
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles City. Book IV. 28-138 [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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