Two women approach the cribs on Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 1896

Item Overview

Title

Two women approach the cribs on Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 1896

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1896

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Two women approach the cribs on Alameda Street. The cribs, which were buildings rented out exclusively for the transactional business of prostitution feature large shutters and are made of brick. The women are most likely prostitutes.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 16. Los Angeles, Alameda Street. 1896. These pictures were taken along Alameda Street, Los Angeles, between Macy and Aliso Streets. Both sides of the street were lined with these cribs, and passengers on S.P.R.R. trains arriving in Los Angeles looked out of the cars on these scenes. 6 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Brothels--California--Los Angeles
Prostitutes--California--Los Angeles

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image