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Description
Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of the busy intersection of Spring Street and Third Street, looking north from Third, Downtown Los Angeles, ca.1905. In the extreme foreground there is a motorized carriage with two riders, in front of which a horse-drawn wagon is crossing, bearing the name "California Carpet Co." Two cable-cars are pictured further back, the one closest to the foreground with a sign on its front that reads "Washington St./Western Ave." In the right foreground is a four-story building with a brick first story from which two possibly tarp canopies extend. More buildings of similar size continue along the street into the background, some with spired roof designs. Legible signs include: "Montgomery Bros.", "N.B. Blackstone and Co.", ..."American"..., ..."ndick", "Oy"... Picture file card reads: "Douglas building on left northwest corner of 3rd Street and Spring Street, still there in 1978".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
California Carpet Company Horse Pacific Electric Car Streetcar Los Angeles--Streets--Spring Street--1st to 3rd Streets Buildings Street-railroads Carriages and carts Electric railroads Automobiles Wagons Roadways
Time Period
circa 1905
Place
-118.24171,34.05477 -118.24599,34.05012 -118.24609,34.05019 -118.24606,34.0504 California Carpet N.B. Blackstone Company California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Spring Street & West 3rd Street USA
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