Shown here is a business man seated in his office, inside the Pacific Southwest building, located on the corner of American Avenue (later, Long Beach Boulevard) and Broadway. The camera is looking east on Broadway, towards Alamitos Avenue. A portion of downtown can be seen through the windows, hung with draperies as well as pull-down shades with tassels. Where the ceiling and walls meet, intricate dentil moulding surrounds the upper edge of the room. Leather attached with lines of metal studs cover upholstered wooden office chairs. A wooden hat tree stands at far left. The wooden desk has a glass top. On the desk in addition to paperwork, a photograph of twin babies, a telephone, a calendar, a vase of dried foliage, and a woven paper tray are noted. A small radiator is mounted on the wall under the window behind the gentleman. DATE NOTES: From desk calendar shown in the image. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: Yes. KEYWORDS: Fashion, business, interior, design, occupations, Ave., Blvd.
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