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Title
Exterior view of the Polytechnic High School on Washington Street, Los Angeles, ca.1898-1905
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1898/1905
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society Collection at Stanford
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
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Polytechnic High School on Washington Street, Los Angeles, ca.1898-1905. The building is between Hope Street and Flower Street. The principally three-story stone Greek-revival building has a grand portico entrance at the head of a broad set of stairs at right. The words, "Polytechnic High School" are etched into the building above the pillars at the front entrance. The street in front is wet and muddy. Utility poles and lines are visible overhead.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4660
USC-1-1-1-4757 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2064
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4660
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2064.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles County--Los Angeles--Schools--High Schools--Polytechnic High School
Polytechnic High School
Schools
Educational facilities
Time Period
circa 1898/1905
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Washington Street & Flower Street
Source
1-18-27 [Microfiche number]
2064 [Accession number]
CHS-2064 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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