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Order Number	00077259
Title	Buffums' in Long Beach
Studio	Winstead Photo.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Long Beach-Shops and stores
Date	Circa 1920
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Buffums' was a high-end department store originating in Long Beach. This building, originally occupied by the Mercantile Company in 1904, became Buffums' in 1912. The three-story building at Pine and Broadway was enlarged to six stories in 1926.
Description	Two large Buffums' signs on top of the department store advertise the store's presence on Pine Avenue and Broadway in Long Beach. The awnings on Pine Avenue shade the display windows. The store entrance is on the right of the six-story building but the store also occupies the smaller, three-story building.
Subject	Buffums' (Department Store). Department stores--California--Long Beach. Stores & shops--California--Long Beach. Street-railroad tracks--California--Long Beach. Streets--California--Long Beach. Automobiles--California--Long Beach. Pedestrians--California--Long Beach. Lost architecture--California--Long Beach. Pine Avenue (Long Beach, Calif.). Long Beach (Calif.).
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