Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926

Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926 [image 1]

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Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926 [image 1]

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Photograph of drugstore at intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926. 'Security Trust & Savings Bank, Greenwood Adv[ertising] Co[mpany] L.A." -- on billboard. "Gilmore Gasoline [ilg]; Buckley; Thos. C. Bundy & Co[mpany]" -- on signs in distance. "See's Famous Candy and Ice Cream, ice cream See's candy; Cristina's Beauty Salon, permanent waving; Chris A. Schirck quality meats fish and poultry; Morrison Market no, 33; E.A. Morrison Inc[orporated] Grover, store no. 33; Famous Arrowhead ginger ale, hot lunch; Gordon's Bread; Sycamore Pharmacy, Clyde C. Caillet, Drugs, luncheon ladies parlor, roi-tan cigar, Antonio y Cleopatra cigars, Sweet LA confession cigars, Fountain lunches chancellor cigar, outing-supplis, soap sale, Shoes rebuilt while you wait, cleaning, dyeing, repairing" -- on storefront. "S, Sycamore Ave[nue], Wilshire B[ou]l[e]v[ar]d" -- on street sign. "slow dangerous corner caution, auto club, So[uthern] Cal[ifornia]" -- on traffic sign. "A-94-744" -- on license plate.

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Title Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926 [image 1]

Subject Drugstores (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Type images

Source University of Southern California (contributing entity)

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Access Conditions Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/whit-c170-72179

Identifier DW-1926-68-20-35~01.TIF (filename), whit-c170-72179 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 72179

Unique identifier UC12198356

Legacy Identifier DW-1926-68-20-35/DW-1926-68-20-35~01.TIF

Type Image

Resolution 32.2 in × 22.6 in at 300dpi
82.0 cm × 57.6 cm at 300dpi

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Title Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926

Inherited Title Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Sycamore Avenue, intersection of West Pico Boulevard and 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1926 (title)

Description 2 photographs of drugstores, Los Angeles, CA, 1926. "68-020-035; 1926; Frank Meline; Wilshire at Sycamore; Pico at 6th Ave[nue]" -- on envelope front.

Subject Antonio y Cleopatra Cigars (corporate name), Arrowhead (corporate name), Chancellor Cigar (corporate name), Chris A. Schirck (corporate name), Cristina's Beauty Salon (corporate name), Drugstores (lcsh), E.A. Morrison Incorporated (corporate name), Forum Arms Apartments (corporate name), Forum Drug Company (corporate name), Gilmore Gasoline (corporate name), Gordon's Bread (corporate name), Greenwood Advertising Company (corporate name), Progressive Tailors (corporate name), Roi-Tan Cigar (corporate name), Security Trust and Savings Bank (corporate name), See's Candy (corporate name), Sweet LA Confession Cigars (corporate name), Sycamore Pharmacy (corporate name), Thomas C. Bundy and Company (corporate name)

Coverage Spatial 6th Avenue (roadway), California (states), California, Southern (region), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), South Sycamore Avenue (roadway), USA (countries), West Pico Boulevard (roadway), Wilshire Boulevard (roadway)

Coverage Geocoordinate 34.047482,-118.322986 (point), 34.06215,-118.342928 (point)

Coverage Temporal 1926

Inherited Subject Antonio y Cleopatra Cigars (corporate name), Arrowhead (corporate name), Chancellor Cigar (corporate name), Chris A. Schirck (corporate name), Cristina's Beauty Salon (corporate name), Drugstores (lcsh), E.A. Morrison Incorporated (corporate name), Forum Arms Apartments (corporate name), Forum Drug Company (corporate name), Gilmore Gasoline (corporate name), Gordon's Bread (corporate name), Greenwood Advertising Company (corporate name), Progressive Tailors (corporate name), Roi-Tan Cigar (corporate name), Security Trust and Savings Bank (corporate name), See's Candy (corporate name), Sweet LA Confession Cigars (corporate name), Sycamore Pharmacy (corporate name), Thomas C. Bundy and Company (corporate name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

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

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Date Created 1926

Creator Dick Whittington Studio (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type images, texts

Format 2 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope (aacr2), 5x7 in. (format), B/W Nitrate (format), negatives (aat), photographs (aat)

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