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 San Diego taken from the roof of the courthouse, ca.1890. To the left, there is a dirt road with a handful of horse drawn vehicles on it. In the foreground is a large building with a cupola on top and a tall pole to the right. There are trees mixed in with the densely packed buildings. At center farther right two horse-drawn vehicles and a pedestrian can be seen on the road while in the foreground a large four story building is evident. Most of the buildings visible are rectangular with flat roofs, although there are several with more conventional peaked roofs. There is a sign that reads "[Furn]ished Rooms" in the bottom left corner. Across the street is a low building with wooden siding. The buildings in the background appear to be mostly residential, and there are many trees mixed in among them. There is the head of a statue of Justice in the bottom left corner. Other legible signs include, from left to right, "Pianos [...] Organs" and "Furnished Rooms", and "Hay Grain Wood Coal".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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