View of a prickly cactus tree on the sidewalk in front of 311 South Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with a sign "School and Kindergarten" visible. "Cactus Tree S. Main St., Los Angeles"--text, handwritten in margin. Title transcribed from item. Related item photCL_555_03_701 is the same image with the Payne, Stanton & Co. imprint. Date devised by cataloger based on similar photograph of cactus made by Carleton E. Watkins during a trip to Southern California, circa 1880 (photCL_555_03_1028). See related items for other views of the cactus.
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