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See's Candy Co., 519 West Washington, Los Angeles. 1931



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  • See’s Candy Co., 519 West Washington, Los Angeles. 1931

    See’s Candy Co., 519 West Washington, Los Angeles. 1931

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    A street view of See's Candy Co. at 519 West Washington in Los Angeles. The company is housed in a two story brick building with awnings over the upper windows and a storefront on the left of the ground floor. A delivery truck and motorcycle are parked on the street outside.

    photCL Whitt 1348 ; Whitt neg. 0553

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

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    Men in aprons and rolled shirt sleeves work at setting type at the Los Angeles Times. The men work at desks and machines and draw their letters from trays arranged around the room.

    photCL Whitt 1460 ; Whitt neg. 1581

  • Los Angeles's first drive-in theater, 10860 West Pico, Los Angeles. 1934

    Los Angeles's first drive-in theater, 10860 West Pico, Los Angeles. 1934

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    A slightly raised view of two long lines of automobiles waiting to get in to the first drive-in theater in Los Angeles at 10860 West Pico. There is a ticket booth in the bottom right corner, and two young men dressed in white speaking to the drivers of the automobiles at the front of the lines. Across the street there is a grocery store called "Green Spray Market".

    photCL Whitt 0867 ; Whitt neg. 1504

  • Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 South Western, Los Angeles. approximately 1941

    Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 South Western, Los Angeles. approximately 1941

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    A view from the sidewalk of the Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store at 3773 South Western in Los Angeles. The display windows are full of merchandise and signs advertising deals on soap, tooth paste, rubbing alcohol, whiskey, and candy bars, among other things. Outside of the building there are two mailboxes and a coin operated scale. A billboard on the left side of the building advertises for Old Guide Whiskey.

    photCL Whitt 1302 ; Whitt neg. 1850

  • Pneumatic delivery system, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Pneumatic delivery system, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    A man pulls paper clipped papers out of a pneumatic delivery tube at the Los Angeles Times. There are a series of ten tubes on the wall in front of him, and a telephone on the desk on the left.

    photCL Whitt 1443 ; Whitt neg. 1226

  • Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 South Western, Los Angeles. 1940-1941

    Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 South Western, Los Angeles. 1940-1941

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    The interior of Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, located at 3773 South Western in Los Angeles. There are four employees, two men and two women. One man is standing next to a hot water bottle display while the other three are standing behind counters along the sides of the store. Merchandise such as candy, paper goods, and soda are displayed in the shopping area, while medicine and alcohol are displayed on shelves behind the counters.

    photCL Whitt 1304 ; Whitt neg. 1849