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Description
Photograph of a view of Main Street looking north from the top of a building near 6th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1917. Hotel Rosslyn (center) towers above other buildings on the street. Several similar-sized buildings stand adjacent to the hotel. Rooftops of shorter buildings in the foreground are visible. The street is busy with pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Many early-model cars are parked along the street. Legible signs include: "Century", "[...] dollar", "Optic", "Montana Bar", "Burlesque", "Omar Theatre", "money to loan on anything, what have you?", "H. Rapha[...]", "Colyear's, furniture -- carpets -- stoves, storage, packing, shipping", "511, 504", "Hotel Leonide", "5th & Main Drug", "Canadian Office Bldg.", "San Fernando Office Bldg.", "Harper & Reynol majestic ranges", "Higgins building, absolutely fireproof", "Van Nuys hotel", "Schiffman dental office", "Hotel Rosslyn", "Title Insurance building", "store 46 x 69 feet, rent, inquire owners, [...]ros. -- Hotel Rosslyn", "red ruffled brick, common brick, hallow partition tile, from Los Angeles Brick Co., 503 Security building", "F.O. Engstrum, company contractors", "Isaias W. Hellman building, [...] Main St. -- 124 W. 4th St.", on a banner "James M. Murphy, register progressive", on a banner "vote for Vincent Morgan, candidate for district attorney, [...] Exchange bldg.", "Cedar Brook, bottled in bond", "Southern Cal. Wine Co.", "large silk pillow top for 25 coupons, Omar cigarettes, Turkish blend, 'the joy of life', 20 for 15¢", "Harry C. Bowers", "Klein -Norton Co., manufacturers, contributors, K[...]no[...], shirts, hosiery, underwear, overalls", "A.G. Gardner Piano House, Ltd.", "Coca-cola", "Western Wholesale Drug Co.", "Blake Mor[...], whol[esale], paper [...]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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