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Order Number	00059131
Title	Silverwoods store
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Shops and stores-Department stores-Silverwoods.
Date	Circa 193-?
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Description	The front of Silverwoods located in the art deco Wilshire Tower on Miracle Mile. A large sign on top of the store displays "Silverwoods, Hart Schaffner & Marx, clothes". The corner of the building is curved and has a large expanse of glass that covers two stories. The sign on the glass states "Silverwoods expand", "advance style shop of the West", "Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes for men & boys", "opening in the autumn". The bottom of the sign shows a medieval scene with the knights dressed in contemporary fabrics.
Subject	Silverwoods. Wilshire Tower (Los Angeles, Calif.). Department stores--California--Los Angeles. Clothing stores--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles. Underwood, Gilbert Stanley.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection