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 downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890. The residences of Governor Downey and Sam Myers are visible. The square tower of City Hall is visible at left. Commercial, residential and government buildings can be seen. Several horse-drawn carriages and a trolley move up and down Main Street from the center foreground towards the right background. Mountains rise in the distance. Legible signs include: "N. Pra[...]", "Woodbury's Business College, shorthand, typing [...]", "Bicycle & tricycle ware rooms", "Furnished rooms [...]", "Sullivan[...], the leading cloak & suit house, Kelly & Liebes, pro[...]", "E.E. Crandall & Co., tin ware, lamps, crockery, stoves, superior ranges, household goods", "Henry J. Kramer School for Dancing", "Wallpaper", "[...] Hotel", and "[...] & Scrive, paints, oils, brushes, glass".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 21 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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