View of Spring Street looking north from Third Street, showing streetcars, ca.1891

Description

Photograph a view of Spring Street looking north from Third Street, ca.1891. The Bryson Block on Second Street and Spring Street can be seen, showing The Fourth Street & Broadway streetcar standing idle with its driver looking on at center as two other street cars pass by. To the left, a very large building topped with several spires dominating the skyline can be seen. Businesses include the Wonder (219 South Spring Street), Burdick & Company, and the Parisian Cloak and Suit Company at 221 South Spring.

Title:

View of Spring Street looking north from Third Street, showing streetcars, ca.1891

Record ID:

chs-m760

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1891

Contributor:

Lewis, E.E.

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Buildings , Street-railroads , Stores, Retail , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Spring Street -- 1st to 3rd , roadways

Coverage:

[circa] 1891

Place:

[roadways] South Spring Street & West 3rd Street
[populated places] Downtown Los Angeles
[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-m760

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-761
[accession no] 9838
[call no] CHS-9838
[microfiche no] 1-9-129
[isla id] S-94