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Title
Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1888/1890
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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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
Identifier
chs-m2543
USC-1-1-1-2605 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2846
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2543
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2846.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles City--General
Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--Temple to 4th
Residences (Gov. Downey)
Views
Buildings
Cities
Time Period
circa 1888/1890
Place
California
Los Angeles
Main Street & 4th Street
USA
Source
1-6-78 [Microfiche number]
2846 [Accession number]
CHS-2846 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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