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Sterling Electrical Company and View Down Ninth Street
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Title
Sterling
Electrical
Company
and
View
Down
Ninth
Street
Date
1921
Creator
Frederick
Foto
Service
Description
Taken
in
1921
, this
unique
eaves-view
photograph
looks
southerly
,
down
Ninth
Street
from the
northeast
corner
of
Ninth
and
J
Street
.
Most
prominent
is
the
storefront
and
sign
of the
Sterling
Electrical
Company
,
owned
and
operated
by
William
Albert
Weigt
. The
Stanford-educated
Weigt
opened
the
store
in
1918
with a
seven
man
payroll
,
performing
electrical
construction
work
and
selling
electrical
supplies
.
Beyond
Sterling
are the
Independent
Order
of
Odd
Fellows
Temple
, an
office
of
Western
Union
,
Heald
Business
College
,
Peerless
Grill
and the
Hotel
Sutter
. In the
lower
,
right-hand
corner
of the
photograph
is
the
steeple
of the
First
Baptist
Church
,
located
at the
northwestern
corner
of
Ninth
and
M
Streets
.
Format
7.5 x 10.5 in.
Holding Institution
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
1109-1125
Ninth
Street
;
907
Eighth
Street
;
Downtown
City/County
Sacramento
Subject
Electricians
Clubs and Fraternal Organizations
Churches
Business Enterprises
Signage
Street Scenes
Hotels and Motels
Universities and Colleges
Restaurants
Places of Worship
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
754
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