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 panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking north from the Pacific Electric building, ca.1910. The city is thriving with commercial and residential buildings. Commercial buildings display their name and some advertisement prominently. The unpaved street (left) busy with pedestrian movement and horse-drawn carriage traffic. Notable landmarks include Saint Vibiana's Cathedral (upper left) and the Los Angeles Gas Tower (upper right). There are mountain ranges in the distance. Legible signs include: "[Lo]s Angeles Lithographic Co., labels, stationery, book binding, printing", "Lee Bros., jewelers, money broker", "lunch room", "Geo. H. Stoll & Co., importers of teas, coffees, spices", "for sale of a great bargain Rarowar ...", "Wilson Whiskey,", "French bakery", "furnished rooms", "Cal...vision Co.", "McClellan Jr.", "hardware", "E & Metal Co.", "... flu... & Trading Co.", "engines, boilers", "Blake, Moffitt & Towne, wholesale paper dealers", "The Sun ...", "Long Produce Co., rooms", "Patten & Davies Lumber & Fuel Co.", "The L.W. Blinn Lumber Company", "Los Angeles Soap Co.", "West Coast ... CA", "Storage Commission House", "Winnett Furniture Co.", "Merchants".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 20 x 25 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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