Olive Street construction views, looking north from Washington Street, December 4, 1930

Description

Photograph of Olive Street construction views, looking north from Washington Street, December 4, 1930. Foreground features what appears to be a road foundation in the process of construction. At left, a trench can be seen, supported by wooden planks. At middle left, a long stack of wooden planks can be seen next to a large metal pipe and a stack of smaller, light colored pipes. Automobiles can be seen parked in the background. Two billboards can also be seen in the left portion of the background. Several buildings can be seen in the distance.
Legible signs read: "Automotive equipment", "Chesterfield", "Richfield", "Coca Cola pure on sunlight", "For her Christmas, A modern gas range", and "Frank Wiggins trade school".

Title:

Olive Street construction views, looking north from Washington Street, December 4, 1930

Record ID:

chs-m30359

Names & Dates

Created:

1930-12-04

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Roads--Design and construction , Automobiles , Buildings , industrial sites

Coverage:

1930-12-04

Place:

[roadways] Washington Street
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 13 x 18 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-m30359

Source:

[accession no] 36940
[call no] CHS-36940