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Lobby mezzanine, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937



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  • Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    A view of the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floors are covered in large oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. There are chairs along the wall on the right and a table with a large floral display in the center of the room. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

    photCL Whitt 1466 ; Whitt neg. 1577

  • Cigar counter, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Cigar counter, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    The cigar counter in the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. Three rows with fifteen boxes of cigars in each row occupy the center of the glass case counter. The corner of the counter on the left has loose tobacco and pipes. Pipes and boxes of cigars are stored in cases on the wall behind the counter.

    photCL Whitt 1468 ; Whitt neg. 1575

  • Barbershop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Barbershop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    The barbershop in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. A long, tall room with a black and white tile floor and marble facing around mirrors on the walls. There are a few regular chairs for waiting on the left, and at least six barber's chairs, each with its own sink. Hair dryers are mound on racks with wheels.

    photCL Whitt 1470 ; Whitt neg. 1574

  • Liquor shop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Liquor shop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    The liquor shop area in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. Shelves on the right are accessible to customers and hold a variety of gins, rums, whiskeys, champagnes and more. A glass counter and displays behind the glass counter hold more costly bottles of alcohol. A large wooden cash register sits behind the counter.

    photCL Whitt 1469 ; Whitt neg. 1576

  • 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

  • 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. Almost twenty men are scattered at desks throughout the room, measuring and placing articles and illustrations in page layouts.

    photCL Whitt 1459 ; Whitt neg. 1580