View of Van Nuys Boulevard looking north from Delano Street, Los Angeles, ca.1927

Description

Photograph of a view of Van Nuys Boulevard looking north from Delano Street, Los Angeles, ca.1927. Utility poles stand at the center of the frame, with lanes of automobile traffic to either side of them, as well as streetcar rails embedded in the boulevard. Small commercial buildings line the street to either side, cars parked along the sidewalks. Legible signs include: "Studebaker Allington-French Co. Studebaker", "Buick", "Farms", "Soda Pool Cigars", "Nash Motor Cars", "Ford Fords [...] Sales Service", "Real Estate / Mark Grimes & Co.", and "Hotel".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m4365

Names & Dates

Created:

1927

Creator:

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

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Automobiles , Electric railroads--Rails , [file heading] Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley -- Van Nuys , roadways

Coverage:

1927

Place:

[roadways] Van Nuys Boulevard at Delano Street
[populated places] Van Nuys
[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 ; 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-m4365

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-4457
[accession no] 6805
[call no] CHS-6805
[microfiche no] 1-49-