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Photograph of the exterior view of the Wilcox Building on the southeast corner of Spring Street and 2nd Street, ca.1905. The building stands about five-stories tall. The roof has cement rails and a flagpole. There are two visible balconies, one on the corner (center), and one on the right side of the building above the large arched entrance. The street is bustling with pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Horse drawn carriages and streetcars can be seen on the streets. Saint Vibiana's Cathedral can be seen at left.; Legible signs include: "the El[...], Sig[...], rooms", "J.F. McEl[...], printer[s]", "First National Bank", "California railway", "Santa Fe", "Freight and Ticket Office", "200", "Vernon", "Equitable Life Assurance Society", "Fred A. Hines, A.P. Chipron, general agent, Douglas E. Poole, cashier", "Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., incorporated by the state of New York, district office", "W.I. Hollingsworth & Co.", "real estate loans", "John T. Griffith Company", "real estate insurance, rentals, loans", "Dr. Cowles, chief medical examiner", "Germa[n] Bu[ilding]", "Union [...]efining", "Douglas, Lacey & Co.", "law offices of R. Wilson", "Doctor Solomon, eyes, ears, nose, and throat", "808, H. Jevne Co.". |