Cornerstone laying ceremony at Chamber of Commerce Building, between 1st Street and 2nd Street on Broadway, 1903

Description

Photograph of the cornerstone laying ceremony at Chamber of Commerce Building, between 1st Street and 2nd Street on Broadway, 1903. A marching band stands at parade rest in front of a large crowd of spectators. Spectators not only filled the streets, sidewalks, but also the balconies, roofs and fire escape ladder wells of the Chamber of Commerce building and nearby buildings as well. Several American flags can be seen draped along the side of the Chamber of Commerce building at right, and another flag is also visible in the foreground at right.
Legible signs include: "[...]och Bro's, West Virginia, lean lasting chew, reform in tabacco, cool sweet smoke, [...]ail pouch", "Bryson Block", "Un[derwood] stand[...] vis[...] typewriter, f[...]er br[...] [...]agent", "The Herald, always on top, Stromee", "'Vorwaerts!', watch us grow, the new Chamber of Commerce, the old reliable Los Angeles Times ("Times" was edited out), a full grown newspaper but no 'organ'", "Johnston did it", "Busch the hatter".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m82

Names & Dates

Created:

1903

Creator:

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

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Buildings , Corner stones, Laying of , Bands (Music) , Chamber of Commerce , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 1st to 2nd , buildings

Coverage:

1903

Place:

[roadways] Broadway & 2nd 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:

glass plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
1 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 11 x 13 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m82

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-87
[accession no] 5097
[call no] CHS-5097
[microfiche no] 1-2-47