California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

View of Perino's Restaurant and the surrounding shops on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1940

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View of Perino's Restaurant and the surrounding shops on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1940

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Photograph of a view of Perino's Restaurant and the surrounding shops on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1940. Perino's can be seen on the first floor of a large building at right. The building is two stories high and has a rounded corner at left. Two chimneys can be seen protruding from the shingled roof. In the background at left, a tall tower can be seen. A streetlight can be seen at center, and several automobiles can be seen parked along the side of the road.; Legible signs include, from left to right: "Elizabeth Arden", "3933", "The Bachelors", "3911", "Perino's Restaurant", "and "Allen Rucff Architect".

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Title View of Perino's Restaurant and the surrounding shops on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1940

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1940

Subject buildings (adlf), Elizabeth Arden (subject), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Restaurants (file heading), Perino's Restaurant (subject), Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc. (lcsh), The Bachelors (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Wilshire Boulevard (roadway)

Temporal Subject 1940

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), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1383

Identifier 33236 (accession number), CHS-33236 (call number), CHS-33236 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2253 (legacy record id), chs-m1383 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-1430 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2253

Unique identifier UC115546

Legacy Identifier CHS-33236.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 27.4 in × 19.6 in at 300dpi
69.8 cm × 49.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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