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 boxes used for advertising on Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles, April 27, 1936. "This photo was part of a report of the city engineer to the board of public works on Apr 27, 1936. There are three lift van containers along the roadside with advertising for the Rodney Sprigg Company in Hollywood. The picture is taken from across the road. There are fields and hills in the background. Each container has five or six lines of lettering. Five lines of lettering are a san serif thick and thin letter with the word Hollywood in a casual style letter. The lines are all center stacked. They read Lift Van, Rodney Sprigg Co., Hollywood, Moves-Stores-Packs-Ships, Household Goods".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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