MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA. 1876, LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE PLAZA
Entry/Object ID
96.13.1.1
Description
MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA. 1876, LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE PLAZA
A black and white reproduction photograph of Main Street in Los Angeles looking south from the Plaza, ca. 1876. Taken by Carleton Watkins of the Yosemite Art Gallery, San Francisco. Shown to the left is a portion of the Pico House, with the Merced Theater and Masonic Lodge adjacent. On the right is the Plaza Church. In the street are two men, one near the camera on the right and another in front of the church. Also visible are two streetcar tracks. The copy negative is 96.13.1b. The original image was loaned by Craig Fucile. The reproduction is in mint condition. On the original image at the bottom is "From WATKINS' YOSEMITE ART GALLERY, Portrait and Landscape, [space] 26 Montgomery Street, opp. Lick House Entrance, S.F."
Number-Units: 1
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Documentary Artifact, Photographs, Churches--Los Angeles (Calif.), Hotels, taverns, etc.--Los Angeles (Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.), Theaters--Los Angeles (Calif.), Freemasonry--Lodges--Los Angeles (Calif.)
