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



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    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

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

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

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    photCL Whitt 1348 ; Whitt neg. 0553

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

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    photCL Whitt 1469 ; Whitt neg. 1576

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

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

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    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

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    photCL Whitt 1010 ; Whitt neg. 1623

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    Cartoonist, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    photCL Whitt 1445 ; Whitt neg. 1233