West Lake Park (later MacArthur Park) from Seventh Street and Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, ca.1930

Description

Photograph of a view of West Lake Park (later MacArthur Park) from Seventh Street and Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, ca.1930. The silhouette of an individual is visible in the foreground behind a bench in front of a circular centerpiece in the park. Palm trees surround them and the lake is visible in the distance. Skyscrapers and highrises are visible behind the treetops on the other shore showing what appears to be the Garfield Building.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m3714

Names & Dates

Created:

1925/1935

Creator:

[photographer] Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Parks , Lakes , Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Parks -- Westlake Park (MacArthur Park) , parks , cities

Coverage:

1925/1935

Place:

[roadways] 7th and Alvarado
[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:

negatives (photographic)
2 photographs ; photonegatives, b&w : 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 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-m3714

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-3790
[plate no] USC-1-1-1-3792
[accession no] 6935
[call no] CHS-6935
[microfiche no] 1-12-11
[microfiche no] 1-12-12