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View of Santa Monica Boluevard, looking east of Vermont, showing Ralphs grocery store, 1954 (1951?)
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View of Santa Monica Boluevard, looking east of Vermont, showing Ralphs grocery store, 1954 (1951?)
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Description
Photograph of a view of Santa Monica Boulevard, looking east of Vermont Avenue, showing Ralphs grocery store, 1954 (1951?). The paved lanes of Santa Monica Boulevard occupy the foreground of the image, then recede into the right centerground. Automobiles are parked along both sides of the utility-pole lined street, while a few drive along it in both directions. Ralphs grocery store sits in the centerground, to the left of center, amidst the other commercial buildings that line both sides of the street. Buildings are visible on the hills in the background.; Legible signs, from left to right, include: "Medical Center", "Tony's 4 Barbers. Shine", "All American Dry Cleaners Launderers", "'The People Who Care'", "Ralphs", "Cabbage 3. Puss N Boots Cat Food 2 for 13, 2 for 21. Best Foods Mayonnaise 38, 64. Bisquick B[iscui]t Mix [39]", "Magic [...]", "All it needs is Holly Sugar", "Fish. Poultry", "Liquor", "Hote[l]", "Log Cabin".
Asset Metadata
Title
View of Santa Monica Boluevard, looking east of Vermont, showing Ralphs grocery store, 1954 (1951?)
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets -- Ralphs
(file heading),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets #3
(file heading),
Ralphs Grocery
(subject),
roadways
(adlf),
Stores, Retail
(lcsh),
Streets
(lcsh),
Supermarkets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Santa Monica Boulevard east of Vermont Avenue
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1954
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
1954
Contributor
Dick Whittington Photography
(provenance),
Foster & Kleiser
(contributor)
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-m1361
Identifier
31019 (
accession number
), CHS-31019 (
call number
), CHS-31019 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-2233 (
legacy record id
), chs-m1361 (
legacy record id
), USC-3-1-1-1407 (
legacy record id
), 1-13- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2233
Unique identifier
UC115695
Legacy Identifier
CHS-31019.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.6 in × 15.8 in at 300dpi
49.8 cm × 40.3 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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