Figueroa Street with zanja (irrigation channel) parallel to sidewalk, ca.1906

Description

Photograph of Figueroa Street with zanja (irrigation channel) parallel to sidewalk, ca.1906. Two pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk in the distance. Adjacent grassy yards are neatly groomed and have palms growing in them. A line of deciduous trees grows in the grassy median between the sidewalk and the street. Parallel to the sidewalk to its immediate right, a small irrigation channel is visible. The channel is bordered by a very low stone wall.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m197

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1906

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Irrigation , Water-supply , roadways , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Figueroa , Irrigation , Figueroa -- Irrigation & Water

Coverage:

[circa] 1906

Place:

[roadways] Figueroa Street & 23rd Street
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

glass plate negatives
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m197

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-197
[accession no] 1962
[call no] CHS-1962
[microfiche no] 1-3-14
[isla id] S-4690