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 of Spring Street, looking north from 4th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1907. Throngs of people fill the sidewalks and street. Many horse-drawn carriages are parked along the sidewalks and several are moving down the street. Several streetcars are moving down the street. The street is thriving with commercial buildings. Legible signs include: "Geo[rge] J. Birkel Co.", "Steinway and other high grade pianos", "1910, 250,000, [...] overland railways [...] real estate,"..., "store", "furs"..., "manufactory", ..."furs curio", "fine furs, fur rugs, game, heads", "American [...] cigar", "university", "[R]amona block", "St. Elmo Havana cigars", "opening grand midwinter carnival and oriental [...] Venice"..., "Lank[...] office", "Fourth St.", "fruits".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, photonegative, b&w 25 x 20 cm., 13 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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