cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m133
title: Telephone building under construction on east side of Olive Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of telephone building under construction on east side of Olive Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Los Angeles. Note construction material occupying approximately one-half width of street. Also visible are: automobiles (including horse-drawn vehicle), workmen, hotels, other buildings, a palm tree, cranes, many signs, street light, clock. Legible signs include: "Dalto"..., ..."rre, [...]afe, open [al]l night", "State Hotel, strictly modern", "Hotel Gilpin", "Club, gara[ge]", ..."Building, absolutely fireproof", "Krystal, ladies tailor", "[comm]ercial college", "Bible House of Los Angeles, Publishers", "The normal"..., "Bank of Italy"[?], "Ville de Pa"..., "Southern C[al]if[ornia] Telephone [...], local [...] lo[ng ...]", "L[...] rook"..., "Richard D. King, Architect, Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles", car license "446"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m134
title: Showing first unit of Fifth Street Department Store on 5th Street now under construction, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of first unit of Fifth Street Department Store on 5th Street now under construction, Los Angeles. The photograph was taken at the intersection of 5th Street and Hill Street, looking east. Note inconvenience to public due to improper sidewalk facilities. Also visible are: many pedestrians, automobiles, street cars, buildings, street light. Legible signs include: "323 H[otel]", "Boos B[ros.] Cafete[ria]", "Power off", ..."ser", "Clinton Construction Company of California", ..."Cafe", "L.A. Market no. 2, Purita"..., "Dentist, entrance [...] Hill St.", "Dentist, painless methods, lowest prices", "Dr. Beach, Dentist, [...] a specialty", "Title [...]pantel Bldg."[?]. Additional information: The recognizable buildings in the shot include (from left to right): Park Hotel (partially visible at left, on the north-east corner, 5th Street and Hill Street; it was built in 1889 as the Spinks Building, renamed the Roxburn in 1910, and the Park Hotel in 1921); Strong Building (adjoining the Park Hotel on the east); Boos Brothers Cafeteria; Alhambra Block (older two-story at the north-east corner of 5th Street and Broadway); Citizens National Bank Building (north-west corner of 5th Street and Spring Street); Metropolitan Building (1923-1961; north-west corner of 5th Street and Broadway); Hotel Willoughby (built in 1898, demolished in ca. 1982; south-east corner of 5th Street and Hill Street, at right).
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m135
title: Repaired pavement settling over old excavation on Vermont Avenue just north of Jefferson, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of repaired pavement settling over old excavation on Vermont Avenue just north of Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles. Also visible are: businesses, parked automobiles, street car tracks, pedestrians, clock. Legible signs include: "Must raise money, any piece of furniture to be sold regardless of cost", "3339 New Furniture Only", "Furniture", "Optician", "Stock red[uc]ing sale, entire stock of jewelry, watches, [cl]ocks 40% off", Jeweler, Optometrist", "40% off on all"..., "Kodak finishing", ..."Ham"..., "Cornmeal".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m136
title: Unrepaired pavement over recent excavation on Vermont Avenue 100' south of 54th Street, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of unrepaired pavement over recent excavation on Vermont Avenue 100 feet south of 54th Street, Los Angeles. Note old pavement breaking back along edge of trench due to hammering of traffic over excavation. Also visible are: businesses, 3 automobiles, street car tracks. Legible signs include: "Hoffs, Dry goods, Mens wear", address "5406", address "5408", "Jeweler, Optician", "S"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m138
title: Looking northwest from top of hill at the end of 5th Street on Fremont, showing possibilities of extending 5th Street around hill to connect with main traveled streets on the west, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking northwest from top of hill at the end of 5th Street on Fremont, showing possibilities of extending 5th Street around hill to connect with main traveled streets on the west, Los Angeles. Also visible are: residences, trees, vacant lots, utility poles and lines, brush in the foreground, parked cars, a pedestrian.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m137
title: Trench across Vermont Avenue at its intersection with Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of trench across Vermont Avenue at its intersection with Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. Roadway over trench in very bad condition. Apparently no attempt being made to maintain street surface. Very heavy traffic on this street. Also visible are: automobiles, workmen, utility poles and lines, a hospital, residences. Legible signs include: "Children's Hospital".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m139
title: Excavation along Sunset Boulevard at Edgemont Street intersection showing very decided bump, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of excavation along Sunset Boulevard at Edgemont Street intersection showing very decided bump, Los Angeles. Note pile of gravel and cement sacks on corner. A truck fell into this excavation and in order to get out was compelled to dump his gravel. Also visible are: automobiles, trucks, a tree-covered hill (to left), businesses, vacant lots, sidewalk. Legible signs include: ..."Auto Repairing", "What did you buy in Hollywood today?".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m140
title: Cross excavation on Sunset Boulevard near Harvard Street showing high fill over cross trench, as well as the longitudinal trench at Harvard, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of cross excavation on Sunset Boulevard near Harvard Street showing high fill over cross trench, as well as the longitudinal trench at Harvard Street, Los Angeles. Note how wheel tracks curve around this high fill in order to avoid bump. Also visible are: mostly palm trees lining the street, utility poles and lines, sidewalks, automobiles and trucks in the distance, residences. Legible signs include: "Don't"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m596
title: Intersection of Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection of Crown Hill Avenue and West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: a few automobiles, oil derrick, overgrown, vacant lots, sidewalk, curb, a few trees and buildings (mostly dwellings) in background, utility poles and lines. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m597
title: Intersection of Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection of Crown Hill Avenue and West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: a few automobiles, oil derricks, overgrown, vacant lots, sidewalk, curb, a few trees and buildings (mostly dwellings) in background, utility poles and lines, storm drain, street sign. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m598
title: Intersection of Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection of Crown Hill Avenue and West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: oil derricks, overgrown, vacant lots, sidewalk, curb, a few trees and buildings in background, utility poles and lines, storm drain, street sign. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m141
title: Photograph taken at the head of 5th Street on Fremont looking east, showing possibilities of extending 5th Street thru to Olive Street, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) taken at the head of 5th Street on Fremont Avenue looking east, showing possibilities of extending 5th Street through to Olive Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: houses, other buildings, parked automobiles, scattered trees, utility poles and lines, sidewalks, a child about to cross the street, wooden fence. Legible signs include: "Normal Garage".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m599
title: Intersection of Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection of Crown Hill Avenue and West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: a few automobiles, a few buildings (mostly dwellings), overgrown vacant lot, sidewalk, curb, trees in background, manhole. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m600
title: Intersection of Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection of Crown Hill Avenue and West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: a few automobiles, a few buildings (mostly dwellings), overgrown vacant lot, sidewalk, curb, trees in background, manhole. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m142
title: Traffic passing "Magic Circle" at Wilshire and Western, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of traffic passing "Magic Circle" at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, Los Angeles. Also visible are: businesses, utility poles and lines, trees. Legible signs include: car license "671361", "Wall paper", "Hardware", "For lease market concessions, Pico 1154, for information regarding space see exclusive agent, W.A. Heitman Company, entire ninth floor, Merritt Bldg., Eighth and Bdway".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m143
title: Looking east along 4th Street from Olive Street intersection, showing moving and parked traffic, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking east along 4th Street from Olive Street intersection, showing moving and parked traffic, Los Angeles. Also visible are: pedestrians, businesses, residences, utility poles and lines, flags, signs, street lights. Legible signs include:"Garage", "Accessories, washing", "Garage entrance", "Vernon Gasoline", "Red Crown Gasoline", "Antlers [...] Hotel", "Handlaudry", "Cafe Spanish", "Grant Building, Montgomery Bros. Jewelers, ..."by Kayser Company"..., "the"..., "Laundry", "Reliable expert tailors, [...] mens suits [...] 50¢ [...]",
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m144
title: Looking east along 3rd Street from east portal of the Hill Street Tunnel, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking east along 3rd Street from east portal of the Hill Street Tunnel, Los Angeles. Also visible are: automobiles, streetcars (including Angels Flight), tall buildings, businesses, pedestrians, street lights. Legible signs include:"Vegetarian Cafeteria", ..."Cigar Stores Co.", "Petermann's", "Albert Cohn", ..."olas [...]ldino [...] Sts.", "Was"..., "Cigars, de"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m145
title: Looking north from Stillwell Avenue along the south side of Huntington Drive showing Pacific Electric embankment and poor condition of roadway adjacent to embankment, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking north from Stillwell Avenue along the south side of Huntington Drive showing Pacific Electric embankment and poor condition of roadway adjacent to embankment, Los Angeles. Also visible are: utility poles and lines, a few automobiles, road guard rail, buildings and trees and hills in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m146
title: Looking southwest along Huntington Drive from a point 200 feet north of Berkshire showing Pacific Electric embankment and unimproved portion of Huntington Drive, Los Angeles, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking southwest along Huntington Drive from a point 200 feet north of Berkshire showing Pacific Electric embankment and unimproved portion of Huntington Drive, Los Angeles. The road is wet. Also visible are: utility poles and lines, a few automobiles, street cars, road guard rail, trees, hills in the distance. Legible signs: car license "6431"...[?].
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m147
title: View of new city pavement on Maclay Avenue extending from the westerly end of state pavement on State Highway Route 9 to a junction with the San Fernando Road, City of San Fernando, Los Angeles County, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of new city pavement on Maclay Avenue extending from the westerly end of state pavement on State Highway Route 9 to a junction with the San Fernando Road, City of San Fernando, Los Angeles County. Also visible are: many trees lining the avenue, a woman with a parasol is crossing the street, a few automobiles, a large building with entryway steps (left), utility poles and lines, streetlights, sidewalk.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m148
title: Bridge over the L.A. River on Anaheim Road near west city limits of Long Beach, showing exposed thal rail restricting travelable width of bridge and also setting up a serious menace to vehicular traffic, Los Angeles County, 1922

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of bridge over the Los Angeles River on Anaheim Road near west city limits of Long Beach, showing exposed thal rail restricting travelable width of bridge and also setting up a serious menace to vehicular traffic, Los Angeles County. Also visible are: several automobiles, utility poles and lines, guard rails, sparse scrub brush, unidentified structure in the background. License plate on the lead car reads "39-105".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m149
title: Intersection at Vermont and Hollywood Boulevard showing Pacific Electric safety zone and parking space, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of intersection at Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard showing Pacific Electric Railway safety zone and parking space, Los Angeles. Also visible are: businesses, automobiles, utility poles and lines, streetcar tracks, pedestrians, signs, American flag, Hollywood Hills in the backgroung. Legible signs include: "East Hollywood", ..."Batte [...] etion"..., "4709, [...]rd Realty Co.", "Home Ice" truck.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m150
title: Motorcycle stuck in mud at intersection of West Adams Boulevard and Caldwell Avenue, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of motorcycle stuck in mud at intersection of West Adams Boulevard and Caldwell Avenue (approx. Ridgeley), Los Angeles. Also visible are: houses, businesses, signs, streetlights, utility poles and lines, pedestrians, a few automobiles, utility poles and lines, open fields, sidewalk, wind vane in background. Legible signs include: "Grocery", "Wallecks West Adams Tract, residence lots, $850, easy terms, All improvements included, tract agents, Walter R. Holly Co., John Wain", "Wallecks West Adams Tract, residence lots, $1550, easy terms, All improvements included, tract agents, Walter R. Holly Co., John Wain", "Lots, $850, lots".
Please note: in 1924, Caldwell Avenue was renamed Ridgeley Drive.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m151
title: View of P.E. Railway crossing on National Boulevard near Culver City looking south along National Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Pacific Electric Railway crossing on National Boulevard near Culver City looking south along National Boulevard, Los Angeles. Also visible are: businesses, automobiles (a man is leaning over the engine of one parked in the foreground), trees, utility poles and lines, low hills in backgroung. Legible signs include: "Railroad crossing, look out for the cars", "R.R. stop", ..."Mill now"..., "Montgomery Lumber Co.", "Ben-Hur Coffee"[?].
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m152
title: Congestion at east end of Seventh Street viaduct over the Los Angeles River caused by closed crossing gates, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of congestion at east end of Seventh Street viaduct over the Los Angeles River caused by closed crossing gates, Los Angeles. Also visible are: automobiles, a streetcar, a horse-drawn vehicle, a train, utility poles and lines, buildings, oil derricks, banner strung across street, street lights, a pedestrian, trees in background. Legible signs include: "Railroad crossing", "Vote viaduct bonds June 5th", "R".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m153
title: View of bridge over the Los Angeles River on Macy Street, from east side, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of view of bridge over the Los Angeles River on Macy Street, from east side, Los Angeles. Also visible are: businesses, a banner strung across street, automobiles, utility poles and lines. Legible signs include: "Lives, time, money: vote viaduct bonds June 5th", "Railroad crossing, Dan[ger]", "Mission Road", ..."Sign Co.", ..."Chemical Works, Fertilizers", "Majestic [...] Thomas Wilkes [presents] Holbrook [Blinn] in the bad [man]", "Shuffle along".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m154
title: View of viaduct over the Los Angeles River on Aliso Street, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of viaduct over the Los Angeles River on Aliso Street, Los Angeles. View taken from west side of river. Also visible are: utility poles and lines, buildings, automobiles, streetcar, streetcar tracks, workmen. Legible signs include: "California Packing Corporation"[?], ..."owl", "Vote viaduct bonds June 5th", "Railroad crossing", "National [...] Company".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m155
title: View of First Street viaduct over the Los Angeles River, looking east from near west end of viaduct, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of First Street viaduct over the Los Angeles River, looking east from near west end of viaduct, Los Angeles. Also visible are: streetcar and tracks, automobiles, pedestrians, fence, utility poles and lines, trees in the distance. Legible signs include: "P" on streetcar.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m156
title: Bridge over the Los Angeles River on East Ninth Street, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of bridge over the Los Angeles River on East Ninth Street, Los Angeles. View taken from west side of river. Also visible are: railroad crossing, industrial buildings, automobiles, utility poles and lines, trees in the distance. Legible signs include: "Railroad crossing", "Chamberlain Company, office 2550 E. Ninth St., Mill B", "Look out, stop".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m157
title: View showing bridge over the Los Angeles River at Ninth Street, and automobile traffic, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of showing bridge over the Los Angeles River at Ninth Street, and automobile traffic, Los Angeles. Also visible are: automobiles, industrial buildings, utility poles and lines, banner hung across road, fence (at right), railroad crossing (background). Legible signs include: "Vote viaduct bonds June 5th", "R.R.", ..."6".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m158
title: General view of Pacific Electric crossing with Pico Boulevard just west of 16th Street viaduct, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Pacific Electric Railway crossing with Pico Boulevard just west of 16th Street viaduct, Los Angeles. Also visible are: automobiles (one in foreground), buildings (right) and houses (left), utility poles and lines, smokestack, workmen, trees (background). Legible signs include: car license "664-699", "Railroad crossing, look out for the cars".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m159
title: View of Pacific Electric crossing on Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Pacific Electric Railway crossing on Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street, Los Angeles. Looking east along Pico Boulevard. Also visible are: a lumber yard, a few automobiles, businesses and houses, utility poles and lines, smokestack, trees (background). Legible signs include: "Pico Yard, Woodhead Lumber Co., General offices 914 South Main St", "Hardwood flooring".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m160
title: View of Pacific Electric Railway crossing Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street from Tremaine Avenue looking southeast, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Pacific Electric Railway crossing Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street from Tremaine Avenue looking southeast, Los Angeles. Also visible are: a lumber yard, many houses, utility poles and lines, a pedestrian, smokestack, trees (background). Legible signs include: "Hardwood flo[ors] furnish[ed]-laid [...] cra"..., "Lumber, lath, shingle[...], sash[...] m"..., "Woodhead Lum[ber]".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m161
title: View of Pacific Electric crossing on Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street looking southeast along track from mouth of cut west of crossing, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Pacific Electric Railway crossing on Pico Boulevard at Keniston Street looking southeast along track from mouth of cut west of crossing, Los Angeles. Also visible are: open fields, billboards, buildings, utility poles and lines, train, automobiles, smokestack, trees (background). Legible signs include: "Beautiful Rimpau Hill"..., "KP"..., "Woodhead Lumber".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m743
title: View taken from Drafting Room window, Automobile Club, showing congestion at intersection of Adams and Figueroa, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of view taken from Drafting Room window, Automobile Club of Southern California, showing congestion at intersection of Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. (The first service in the new St. Johns Church at this intersection takes place on Christmas day 1924.) The road is wet. Also visible are: automobiles, pedestrian, trees, grassy lawns, sidewalks, other buildings (mostly dwellings?), American flag, part of the Automobile Club building and the driveway to it. No legible signs.
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m162
title: View taken from balcony of Dining Room, Automobile Club Building, showing congestion at intersection of Adams and Figueroa, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of view taken from balcony of Dining Room, Automobile Club of Southern California Building, showing congestion at intersection of Adams Street and Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. Also visible are: many automobiles, large house (owned by George Cline), other houses and businesses, many trees, grassy open area, pedestrians, street light. Legible signs include: ..."17"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m163
title: Photograph showing encroachment of guard rail fence at entrance to the Hill Crest Country Club on Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of encroachment of guard rail fence at entrance to the Hill Crest Country Club on Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles. Also visible are: one automobile, utility poles and lines, a sign, open fields. Legible signs include: "Hill Crest Country Club".
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m164
title: Construction material piled in front of Lord Motor Car Company Building on east side of Figueroa Street just north of Pico, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of construction material piled in front of Lord Motor Car Company Building on east side of Figueroa Street just north of Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles. Also visible are: other businesses, automobiles (parked and moving), streetcar tracks, utility poles and lines, pedestrians, tree in distance. Legible signs include: "Paul G. Hoffman Co. [...] Used car dept.", "Bavin & Burch Co., building contractors, Los Angeles", "Future home, Lord Motor Car Co., distributors of Jordan"...
DOI: 10.25549/acsc-m165
title: Intersection of 9th and Flower Streets, Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photograph of intersection of 9th Street and Flower Street, Los Angeles. Manhole opened up by Los Angeles Gas & Electric Company. Pavement torn up through right-of-way of Los Angeles Railway. Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) was taken at 1:30 P.M. Also visible are: multi-story buildings, businesses, automobiles, sidewalks, streetcar tracks, utility poles and lines, pedestrians, street lights. Legible signs include: "Hotel Trinity", "McBryde Lubrication Service".