View looking south on Broadway from First Street in downtown Los Angeles, 1904-1905

Description

Photograph of a view looking south on Broadway from First Street in downtown Los Angeles, 1904-1905. At center, a streetcar with a sign that reads "Boyle Hts" makes its way along one of two sets of tracks in the narrow dirt street. At left, horse-drawn carts line the sidewalk. To either side, four-story commercial buildings encapsulate the scene.
Visible buildings include: the Chamber of Commerce Building, City Hall, Mason Opera House. Legible signs include: "Allan Hunter, Eagle Stables", "Gilt eggs & butter", "Homer Laughlin, absolutely"..., "H.L. Smith, contractor", ..."Merchant's Trust Co."..., and "C.H. Frost Building".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m52

Names & Dates

Created:

1904/1905

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Electric railroads , Streets , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 1st to 2nd , roadways

Coverage:

1904/1905

Place:

[roadways] Broadway & 1st 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:

negatives (photographic)
2 photographs : photoprint, photonegative, b&w ; 25 x 20 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-m52

Source:

[record id] USC-0-1-1-55
[accession no] 2349
[call no] CHS-2349
[microfiche no] 1-2-24