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Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934
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Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934 [image]
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Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934 [image]
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Description
Photograph of lot of land, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934. "Hotel Barbara; Irvin[g] Apartm[ents]; Westlake Fireproof Garage; Entrance; Parking; Westlake Fireproof Garage, Pacific Auto Park Co., Inc. Lessee., New Low Rates, $3.50 and $5.00 Per Month, 24 Hr. Service, DRexel 2596, General Gasoline; Free Parking For Patrons Of Westlake Professional Building And Horton & Converse, Prescription Pharmacy; Turquoise Apartmen[ts]; The [ilg] St[ilg] H[ilg]; Automotive Service, General Repairing" -- signage on bulidings. "608" -- address on building. "Stop" -- on street. "8N 51 1[ilg]; 3M 93 63; 9B 7[ilg]; 3W 62 01; N 24 68; 2M 98 23" -- on license plates. "1601 [ilg]; For Hire; MAdison 1234, 468, Yellow Cab Co." -- on automobile. "Wilshire B[ou]l[e]v[ar]d; S[outh]. Westlake Ave[nue]; 600 Bl[oc]k; 1900 Bl[oc]k" -- on street signs.
Asset Metadata
Title
Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934 [image]
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Vacant lands
(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-c170-67556
Identifier
DW-1934-02-27-131~01.TIF (
filename
), whit-c170-67556 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
67556
Unique identifier
UC12185378
Legacy Identifier
DW-1934-02-27-131/DW-1934-02-27-131~01.TIF
Type
Image
Resolution
32.1 in × 23.0 in at 300dpi
81.6 cm × 58.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934
Inherited Title
Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934 (
title
)
Description
Photograph of lot of land, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934. "Subject: Site of new b[ui]ld[in]g, Westlake and Wilshire; Client; W[illia]m Simpson Const[ruction] Co.; Original Print Order: 3; Size: 8x10; Finish: gl[ossy]; Mount: linen 8 [inch] Title; Year: 1934; Job: 2-27-131" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report Name: Joe; 1 Original Photographs-- Size: 8x10; no ch[ar]g[e]; Amount: 3.00" -- on envelope back.
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
General Gasoline
(corporate name),
Horton & Converse
(corporate name),
Hotel Barbara
(corporate name),
Irving Apartments
(corporate name),
Turquoise Apartments
(corporate name),
Vacant lands
(lcsh),
Westlake Fireproof Garage
(corporate name),
Westlake Professional Building
(corporate name),
William Simpson Construction Co.
(corporate name),
Yellow Cab Co.
(corporate name)
Coverage Spatial
California
(states),
California, Southern
(region),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
South Westlake Avenue
(roadway),
USA
(countries),
Wilshire Boulevard
(roadway)
Coverage Temporal
1934
Inherited Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
General Gasoline
(corporate name),
Horton & Converse
(corporate name),
Hotel Barbara
(corporate name),
Irving Apartments
(corporate name),
Turquoise Apartments
(corporate name),
Vacant lands
(lcsh),
Westlake Fireproof Garage
(corporate name),
Westlake Professional Building
(corporate name),
William Simpson Construction Co.
(corporate name),
Yellow Cab Co.
(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
1934
Creator
Carter, Joseph E.
(photographer),
Dick Whittington Studio
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Type
images
,
texts
Format
1 photograph: b&w, negatives, 5x7 in. in envelope
(aacr2),
5x7 in.
(format),
B/W Nitrate
(format),
negatives
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
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