Exterior view of the Pacific Electric Building on the corner of Sixth Street and Main Street, ca.1910-1919

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Title	Exterior view of the Pacific Electric Building on the corner of Sixth Street and Main Street, ca.1910-1919
Description	Photograph of an exterior view of the Pacific Electric Building on the corner of Sixth Street and Main Street, ca.1910-1919. The eight-story building is at center and is large and rectangular. All eight of its stories have rows of rectangular windows, and the top floor has arched windows as well. The corner of another large building can be seen in the foreground at left. On the street at the base of the Pacific Electric Building, several early model automobiles are visible. Many pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks.; Legible signs include, "[?]man Shoes", "American Express Company", "P. E. Aseptic Barber Shop", "Cigars", "A. B. Greenwald Cigar Co.", "The American Drug Co.", "Pacific Electric Ry Main Passenger Station", and "Coca Cola".
Subject	Pacific Electric Railroad Building; American Express Company
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Streets -- 6th Street #2; Los Angeles -- Streets -- Main Street -- South of 6th
Subject (lcsh)	Streets Electric railroads
Geographic subject (roadway)	Main Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1910/1919
Photographer	Graham Photo Company
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1910/1919
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	14462
Call number	CHS-14462
Microfiche number	1-6-156
Legacy record ID	chs-m651; USC-0-1-1-652
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-14462
Archival file	chs_Volume52/CHS-14462.tiff

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