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 the Hotel Florence, southeast corner of Main Street and Third Street, ca.1900-1905. Also Dean's Drug Store, Mayor C.E. Thom's property. His house is in the rear. Utility lines and poles above provide power for the streetcars. A few horse-drawn carriages are present in the street. Legible signs include: "H.G. Dean Drugs", "Dean's drug store", "Smoke Fontella [...] cigars, America's best for 5 cents", ..."Brunswick cigars"..., "Stationery, cigars, chemicals, prescriptions", "For headache and exhaustion drink Coca-Cola, 5¢ a glass"..., "Cigars, soda water", "Every man should wear [...] health, comfort, safety", "Wanted"..., "502, Carpets", "Joseph", "Hotel Florence", "Colgan's furniture, carpets, stoves, new and s[...], 318"..., "312, Grand Pacific Restaurant".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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