View of Wilshire Boulevard looking west from Mariposa Avenue, showing a truck making a turn, ca.1953

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Title	View of Wilshire Boulevard looking west from Mariposa Avenue, showing a truck making a turn, ca.1953
Description	Photograph of a view of Wilshire Boulevard looking west from Mariposa Avenue, showing a truck making a turn, ca.1953. At left, a tall building with extensive landscaping in front can be seen. Wilshire runs from the foreground at right into the distance at left. A large number of automobiles can be seen on the wide paved street. At right, a large, light-colored building with a tall tower on the corner is visible. Palm trees and streetlights can be seen along the length of the road. In the foreground at center, a pickup truck is turning from Wilshire onto Mariposa.; Legible signs include, from left: "Bank of America", "Enjoy Life the new Filter Length Cigarette", "See it now the Mirror", "Dollar Days", "Hawaii Fly Pan American", "Mariposa Avenue", "Stop", "No Parking 7 am to 9 am 4 pm to 6:15 pm Parking 1 Hour 9 am to 4 pm Sundays excepted", and "Blue Cross".
Subject	Los Angeles -- Streets -- Wilshire Boulevard (2 of 3)
Subject (adlf)	roadways
Subject (lcsh)	Streets
Geographic subject (roadway)	Wilshire Boulevard
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1953
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1953
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	32950
Call number	CHS-2950
Legacy record ID	chs-m21037
Part of collection	California Historical Society 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-32950
Archival file	chs_Volume110/CHS-32950.tiff

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