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View down Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, with streetcars and Christmas decorations



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  • South Broadway street scene with automobiles and horse-drawn carriages, Los Angeles

    South Broadway street scene with automobiles and horse-drawn carriages, Los Angeles

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    Street scene on South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, showing pedestrians, automobiles, streetcars, a baby in a carriage, fire hydrant, lamppost, storefronts and buildings. The Owl Drug Co. store is on the corner, at left. The street sign of S. Broadway is visible on the pole at left.

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  • South Broadway street scene with automobiles and horse-drawn carriages, Los Angele

    South Broadway street scene with automobiles and horse-drawn carriages, Los Angele

    Visual Materials

    Street scene on South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, showing pedestrians, automobiles, a baby in a carriage, fire hydrant, lamppost, storefronts and buildings. The Owl Drug Co. store is on the corner, at left. The street sign of S. Broadway is visible on the pole at left.

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  • Looking down Broadway from parapet of Fort Hill

    Looking down Broadway from parapet of Fort Hill

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    View looking south down Broadway from Fort Moore Hill (also known as Fort Hill) in downtown Los Angeles, California, with the Los Angeles County Courthouse (with clock tower) at left in the foreground at the intersection with Temple Street, and the tower of the Los Angeles City Hall visible in the distance down Broadway. Signs posted on fence in the foreground include "The 5 cent Store," "Southern California Horse Show March 7-8-9 Pasadena," and "Alhambra."

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  • Building Christmas displays, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

    Building Christmas displays, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

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    A view of a workshop at the May Co. department store at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. Four men are working on displays and decorations for the store for Christmas. One man is using a table saw, one is working on a large wreath, and another is painting a swimmer on a vertical board.

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  • Intersection of South Broadway and Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles

    Intersection of South Broadway and Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles

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    View from South Broadway showing the intersection with West Manchester Avenue in Los Angeles, California, with a Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcar with people gathered to board. The streetcar says "7 - Civic Center." There are several automobiles and pedestrians, and a Bank of America building (at 8601 South Broadway) at left. At right is Nelson Furniture Company and a Pep Boys.

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  • Military parade on Broadway in Los Angeles, California

    Military parade on Broadway in Los Angeles, California

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    Image of crowds on the sidewalk watching soldiers in military uniforms walk down the 700 block of South Broadway during a parade in downtown Los Angeles, California, with automobiles and streetcars in the background. Visible storefront signs include "Millinery Center North Bldg.," "Graysons," "Leed's," "Woolworth," and "Pig n' Whistle."

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