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

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1931
Call number: photCL Whitt 1348 ; Whitt neg. 0553
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See's Candy Co., 519 West Washington, Los Angeles. 1931

Visual Materials

Two women work at candy making stations in See's Candy Co., located at 519 West Washington in Los Angeles. They are both wearing white uniforms and caps with "Quality first" stitched along the front. The nearer woman has what looks like a tray of cherries and a bowl of white stuff for dipping at her left hand, and a sheet with drying candies at her right. There are two trays of completed candies on the front of the table.

photCL Whitt 1350 ; Whitt neg. 0543

Los Angeles Creamery Co., 1001 North Mansfield, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1925

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A view of two delivery vehicles in a large, covered area of the Los Angeles Creamery Co., located at 1001 North Mansfield in Hollywood. One of the vehicles is a truck, while the other is horse-drawn. There are employees working on each of the vehicles and with crates in between them.

photCL Whitt 1311 ; Whitt neg. 0026

Los Angeles motorcycle cop. 1938

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A Los Angeles motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage racks over the rear tire.

photCL Whitt 2140 ; Whitt neg. 1034

Motorcycle officer Andrew de Villa, former Venice police chief, Los Angeles County. 1926

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Officer Andrew de Villa, the former police chief of Venice, poses on his motorcycle, possibly in Los Angeles County. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage bags over the rear tire. Parked automobiles and a street of businesses are in the background.

photCL Whitt 2136 ; Whitt neg. 0090

Motorcycle cop, City Terrace, Los Angeles County. 1927

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A Los Angeles County motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle in City Terrace, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage bags over the rear tire. The land in the background is mainly rural, with a few widely spaced buildings.

photCL Whitt 2137 ; Whitt neg. 0144

Sparkletts water delivery truck. 1940

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A delivery man in uniform stands by the side of a Sparkletts water delivery truck. Writing on the truck advertises not just for Sparkletts, "California's finest drinking water", but also for "Lemolime made from Sparkletts", "Sparkleeta Club Soda" and "Sparkleeta Root Beer". The delivery man is holding a case of Sparkleeta Root Beer.

photCL Whitt 1630 ; Whitt neg. 1640

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

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