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Title
Figueroa Street north from Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1924
Date Created and/or Issued
1924-11-01
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
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Description
Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of Figueroa Street with shops and a lot of traffic, 1 November 1924. In the middle of the intersection there is construction work being done, possibly for a traffic signal. Legible signs include: "Gilbert Prince, Reed and [...] furniture, direct from factory", "Gilbert Prince, manufacturer of Reed Furniture", "P.J. Bachmann, [...]", "Dr. Osterheld, dentist", "E.I. Movi[...]t", "The Noble Co., locomotive equipment supplies", "The Noble Co., Presto-lite batter service".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m206
USC-1-1-1-206 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-9025
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m206
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-9025.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Streets--Figueroa
Streets
Retail trade
Traffic signs and signals
Roadways
Time Period
1924-11-01
Place
California
Figueroa Street
Washington Street
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-3-43 [Microfiche number]
9025 [Accession number]
CHS-9025 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
isla id: S-4685 [Identifying number]
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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