California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

View of Canal Street looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911

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View of Canal Street looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911

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Photograph of a view of Canal Street (later Avalon Street) looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911. Streetcar rails run across the frame in the foreground, embedded in the unpaved road. A horse-drawn carriage makes its way along the side of the road to the left, while an automobile is parked to the right. Utility poles and shop fronts line the street to either side. To the right, a building that advertises "[...] W. Peakcock Real[ity]" and properties stands in front of a church. Trees are visible in the background. Photo is taken near a Pacific Electric station.

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Title View of Canal Street looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1906/1916

Subject Hotels, taverns, etc. (lcsh), Los Angeles -- San Pedro and Wilmington -- Streets (file heading), Real estate business (lcsh), Retail trade (lcsh), roadways (adlf), Streets (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Canal Street (later Avalon Street) (roadway), Los Angeles (counties), San Pedro (city or populated place), Third Street (roadway), USA (countries), Wilmington (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1906/1916

Type images

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

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

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-m1862

Identifier 7480 (accession number), CHS-7480 (call number), CHS-7480 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2715 (legacy record id), chs-m1862 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14362 (legacy record id), 1-50-60 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2715

Unique identifier UC117245

Legacy Identifier CHS-7480.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.6 in × 12.9 in at 300dpi
42.2 cm × 32.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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