Rooftop view of shoppers on Olvera Street, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a rooftop view of shoppers on Olvera Street, [s.d.]. The brick-paved street runs across the image from left to right and is lined with a collection of large buildings. Awnings extended from the buildings at left cover various wares, and several people can be seen wandering between shops. Vendors in large sombreos can be seen offering their wares to passing customers. A round fountain is visible at left beneath a large palm tree. In the background at left, many buildings and utility poles are visible.

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Title Rooftop view of shoppers on Olvera Street, [s.d.]

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Subject commercial sites (adlf), Souvenirs (Keepsakes) (lcsh), Stores, Retail (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Olvera Street (roadway), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22479

Identifier 49220 (accession number), CHS-49220 (call number), CHS-49220 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-21572 (legacy record id), chs-m22479 (legacy record id), USC (project), STRT-94 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 21572

Unique identifier UC124611

Legacy Identifier CHS-49220.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 29.4 in × 22.4 in at 300dpi
74.7 cm × 57.0 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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