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Exterior view the old Federal Building and Post Office on the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, ca.1920
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Exterior view the old Federal Building and Post Office on the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, ca.1920
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view the old Federal Building and Post Office on the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, ca.1920. The five-story Romanesque building is at center and stands on the corner of the intersection of the two streets. Many pedestrians can be seen walking near the base of the structure, while several early automobiles are parked at right. Three streetcars can be seen in the foreground at center.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view the old Federal Building and Post Office on the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, ca.1920
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Federal Building
(subject),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- Federal buildings
(file heading),
Post Office
(subject),
Public buildings
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Temple Street & Main Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920
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)
Date Created
1920
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1877
Identifier
31328 (
accession number
), CHS-31328 (
call number
), CHS-31328 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-2729 (
legacy record id
), chs-m1877 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-1929 (
legacy record id
), 1-6-163 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2729
Unique identifier
UC116790
Legacy Identifier
CHS-31328.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.5 in × 15.3 in at 300dpi
49.5 cm × 39.0 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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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