Powerhouse and main offices of the L.A. Traction Company building on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Georgia Bell Streets, 1897

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Title	Powerhouse and main offices of the L.A. Traction Company building on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Georgia Bell Streets, 1897
Description	Photograph of the powerhouse and main offices of the L.A. Traction Company building on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Georgia Bell Streets, 1897. A group of thirty men in uniforms of what appear to be peacoats and kepi hats can be seen standing in front of the arched windows of the Traction Company building. Identifiable men include: Al Clifford, Captain of the Police Department, and Y.C. Knapp, the moustached man pictured in the back row. The brick building has tall, thin arched windows. A sign reading, "Los Angeles [...]ction Company" is visible above the entrance. Beyond the building, telephone poles recede into the background at the extreme left along a picket fence.
Subject	Los Angeles Traction Company
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Transportation -- Rail -- Street Railroads -- General (Buildings)
Subject (lcsh)	Street-railroads Buildings Terminals (Transportation) Offices
Geographic subject (roadway)	12th Street and Georgia Bell Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1897
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1897
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Accession number	6249
Call number	CHS-6249
Microfiche number	1-120-21
Legacy record ID	chs-m12633; USC-1-1-1-12787
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-6249
Full text	2. /
Archival file	chs_Volume79/CHS-6249.tiff

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