California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

View of the 9600 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, showing Saks Fifth Avenue and other shops, [s.d.]

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View of the 9600 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, showing Saks Fifth Avenue and other shops, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view of the 9600 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, showing Saks Fifth Avenue and other shops, [s.d.]. Saks is located in a tall building in the background at left. Many windows can be seen in the building, especially on the upper floors. In the foreground at center and right are several single-story shops. A tall streetlight can be seen at right. In the foreground is a wide paved street, and four automobiles can be seen parked alongside the curb.; Legible signs include, from left to right: "Fifth Avenue", "Ciro", "Chandler's", "French Room Shoes", "Maison des Mouchoirs", "nobby knit shops", and "Wilshire Boulevard".

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Title View of the 9600 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, showing Saks Fifth Avenue and other shops, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (adlf), Chandler's (subject), Core (subject), Los Angeles County -- Beverly Hills -- Architecture -- Commercial (file heading), Maison des Mouchoirs (subject), Nobby Knit Shops (subject), Saks Fifth Avenue (subject), Stores, Retail (lcsh), Streets (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 9600 block of Wilshire Boulevard (roadway), Beverly Hills (city or populated place), California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

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.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5456

Identifier 33235 (accession number), CHS-33235 (call number), CHS-33235 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-25979 (legacy record id), chs-m5456 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-5569 (legacy record id), 85-3-14 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 25979

Unique identifier UC129802

Legacy Identifier CHS-33235.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.3 in × 9.9 in at 300dpi
44.0 cm × 25.1 cm at 300dpi

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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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