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Rear of building on 1st Street

Description: J. & B. Wilson block structure on south side of 1st Street. Separate trucks loaded full of bricks or wood from the demolition. Ad for Maier & Zobelein Brewery's Pilsener beer on side of building. Los Angeles City Health Building on the right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: Mar 58
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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