View of the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Ocean View Avenue, showing a cargo truck, ca.1924

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Title	View of the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Ocean View Avenue, showing a cargo truck, ca.1924
Description	Photograph of a view of the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Ocean View Avenue, showing a cargo truck, ca.1924. Two men in lightly-colored shirts drive in a topless car towards the viewer at left, while a tall cargo truck can be seen making its way down Whittier at the right. Farther right, a flatbed truck fileld with what appears to be wooden furniture can be seen parked along the sidewalk. One- to two-story brick buildings line the street to either side, along with utility poles.; Legible signs from left to right include: "B.W. Bendorf, Real Estate", "$500.00 Down", "44 Cigar", "Garage", "Charge Service. Batteries", "Electricians", "Favorite Cafe", "Hume-Benson Land Co. Real Estate", "Gas", "Drugs", "Hotel", "C.O. Mount, Chiropractor", "Lowrie [...]", "Eat", "Dancing", and "Hand Made Cigars Manufactured Here".
Subject (adlf)	roadways
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles County -- Whittier -- Streets
Subject (lcsh)	Views Streets
Geographic subject (roadway)	Whittier Boulevard; Ocean View Avenue
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Belvedere Gardens; Whittier
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1924
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1924
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	transparencies photographs
Accession number	9063
Call number	CHS-9063
Microfiche number	1-62-18; 1-58-
Legacy record ID	chs-m6806; USC-1-1-1-6920
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-9063
Archival file	chs_Volume55/CHS-9063.tiff

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