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 view looking south on Broadway from First Street in downtown Los Angeles, 1904-1905. At center, a streetcar with a sign that reads "Boyle Hts" makes its way along one of two sets of tracks in the narrow dirt street. At left, horse-drawn carts line the sidewalk. To either side, four-story commercial buildings encapsulate the scene. Visible buildings include: the Chamber of Commerce Building, City Hall, Mason Opera House. Legible signs include: "Allan Hunter, Eagle Stables", "Gilt eggs & butter", "Homer Laughlin, absolutely"..., "H.L. Smith, contractor", ..."Merchant's Trust Co."..., and "C.H. Frost Building".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, photonegative, b&w 25 x 20 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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