First electric arc lamp-mast (electric light pole) in Los Angeles, located on the Baker Block, Main Street, north from Commercial Street, ca.1887

Description

Photograph of first electric arc lamp-mast (electric light pole) in Los Angeles, located on the Baker Block, Main Street, north from Commercial Street, ca.1887. The lamp provided lighting equivalent to four 3000 candle-powered lamps and it was turned on for the first time on December 30, 1881. The lamp stands at approximately eight-stories tall. Halfway up is an island where a man is standing. Mild vehicle and pedestrian traffic flow in the streets below. A majority of the buildings are three-stories tall.

Title:

First electric arc lamp-mast (electric light pole) in Los Angeles, located on the Baker Block, Main Street, north from Commercial Street, ca.1887

Record ID:

chs-m593

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1887

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Electric lighting , Hotels, taverns, etc. , St. Charles Hotel , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Main Street -- North of Temple , roadways

Coverage:

[circa] 1887

Place:

[roadways] Main Street
[roadways] Commercial 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)
1 photograph : photonegative, 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-m593

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-594
[accession no] 6093
[call no] CHS-6093
[microfiche no] 1-6-18