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Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1924

Description: A slightly elevated panoramic view of the northeast section of Hollywood in Los Angeles. The view faces west on the left and the north on the right. Most of the buildings in the foreground on the left are business or office buildings, some with signs, including Palmer Photoplay Corporation and the Hollywood branch of Security Trust and Savings Bank. The buildings on the left and in the background on the right are mainly residential. Ms. note in white at the bottom center reads "Photo no 526 ; 4-2-24 ; The Aerograph Co. ; Los Angeles".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: April 2, 1924
Call number: photCL 470 (024)
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Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing north. The foreground is mostly residential, with houses and apartment buildings, while farther away from the camera there are more business and office buildings. The "Hollywoodland" sign is visible on a mountain in the background. Other identifiable landmarks are the Hollywood YMCA and the Hotel Wilcox. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8015".

photCL 470 (023)

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1904

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, in Los Angeles. Houses and apartment buildings are compact in the foreground, and become more widely spaced farther up the hills. The roads are wide, and numerous trees grow between buildings. Ms. writing in white in bottom left corner reads "North East Section ; Hollywood, California". The negative is damaged.

photCL 470 (014)

Ettinger & Brown construction equipment, Los Angeles. 1924

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A panoramic view of Ettinger & Brown construction equipment at an unidentified location in Los Angeles. Some of the machines are self-propelled, while others have to be drawn by horses; a team of four horses is harnessed to a machine on the far right. The land behind the machines has streets laid, but only a few houses have been built. Writing in the lower left corner reads "No 678". Stamped text below reads "Aerograph Company".

photCL 470 (074)

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

A panoramic view from a hill or mountain looking south over Hollywood, Los Angeles. There are a few rough roads and widely spaced houses in the hills, and houses and office buildings at the bottom of the hills. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8012".

photCL 470 (025)

Hollywood, facing southwest from Western and Franklin, Los Angeles. 1910

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing southwest from Western and Franklin. Most of the houses are widely spaced, with fields and farms on the far right. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8010".

photCL 470 (020)

Lookout Mountain, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1904

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley from Lookout Mountain. There are a few buildings and orchards in the foreground, but most of the development is in the valley basin. Streets of houses are laid out on both sides of the hill in the center of the photograph, with the area on the left having more houses and trees than the area on the right. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8001".

photCL 470 (015)

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1924

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