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- A Wandell & Lowe Transfer & Storage Co. cargo truck backed up to the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Photo building, loaded with crates. 1
- A Wandell & Lowe Transfer & Storage Co. cargo truck backed up to the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Photo building, loaded with crates. Two men are posing beside the truck. 1
- Basement view of the demolition of Stewart Bros Engraving and J. C. Penney Co. buildings on Tejon Street after the fire. Workmen and two trucks are present. "10th 5 1
- Brick masons constructing the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo Shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. First National Bank building is seen in the background. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- Detail view of the steel post and beam structure in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. A workman is standing on a beam "3-28-39" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Four men labeled Dopey, Grumpy, Bashful, and Sleepy assist with construction at the new Stewart Brothers building at 17 N. Tejon. 1
- Looking down on the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen are on the roof and in the wreckage of the building. "3-10 11 1
- Looking down on the floor joist of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. "3-29" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- Looking up at two workmen setting roof joist on the steel beams of the Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 No. Tejon Street. "4-19th" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- Men Constructing the new J. C. Penney Co. building on Tejon Street. "May 1" hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Rebuilding. 1
- Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Signs in the windows read "Store Front, Construction, Pikes Peak, Glass & Paint Co." Previous buildings on this site were destroyed by fire on February 14, 1939. 1
- Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Brother's building under construction. First floor is protected by a wooden barricade, painted with the companies advertising. "May 3" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- The south wall of the new J.C. Penney Co. building is visible facing the alley. "May 8" is hand written at bottom right of the photo. A pickup truck is visible at the entrance to the alley. 1
- Three workmen delivering crated Flourescent Lights to Stewart Brothers photo shop. 1
- Three workmen standing inside the opening in a masonry wall of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. The man in the center holds a can. Behind the men is the construction elevator. "APRIL 17th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- Two men Unloading crates from a stake bed truck beside a street light stanchion. 1
- Two men wearing Sport Coats and ties, appearing to operate a cement mixer in the alley opposite the J.C. Penney Co. building. "Sneezy" and "Happy" are hand written beside the two men. 1
- Two men working with a boiler outside the S.H. Kress building. "May 16" hand written on the open door. 1
- View from the alley of a corner of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building. A stake bed truck loaded with crates is backed up in front of the Stewart's store. 1
- View into the basement of the J.C. Penney CO. building where workmen are setting steel posts and beams to support the first floor. Steel posts and beams are laying on the basement floor. "3-27- 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking down into the first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Some of the scaffolding has been removed from the north masonry wall. Steel posts and beam are laying on the floor. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on floor joist and sub-flooring of the first floor at east end of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on the concrete basement walls for the new J.C. Penney Co. at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. About eleven men are working in the basement. "24 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on the scaffolding on the south masonry wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop. Steel beams are laying on the first floor. "4-7th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and round steel columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and steel round columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking northeast at two workmen applying a hot tar and roll roofing on the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Another workman is standing next to more roofing rolls. "APRIL 21" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking northeast inside the J.C. Penney Co. building at the steel posts and beams that will support the new structure. Several workmen, stacks of lumber and steel posts are on the first floor. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking northwest at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. buildings at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1
- View looking west at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Electric lights in the foreground suggest work was also being conducted at night. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking west down the alley at the south wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. An International stake truck, pile of sand, cement mixer and stacks of bricks are seen in the alley. 1
- View northeast into the basement of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. South basement forms in the foreground. Workmen can be seen on the site. "22 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View of seven men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Lumber is seen stacked on the first floor. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View of the J.C. Penney CO. building showing posts for three floors and beams for the first floor. "3-28 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View of the building site located at the intersection of the east-west and north-south alleys behind Stewart Bros. building. Berwick Electronic pickup truck is parked in the north-south alley. 1
- View of the rear of the J.C. Penney Co. building after the 1939 fire, taken from the north-south alley. A Berwick Electric pickup truck us parked in the alley. 1
- View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Construction elevator is foreground center. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1
- View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building. Construction elevator is foreground left. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1
- View of the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Two workmen, a pile of sand, a cement mixer and a wheelbarrow are seen in the alley. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1
- View of two men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Wall with scaffolding at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 17th" hand written near bottom of the photo. 1
- Workman on scaffold by the half-demolished faćade of the Marksheffel Garage, in front of large tile bas-relief of automobile. 1
- Workmen building the first floor on the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. building. Spectators standing in the alley. "3-29" hand written on the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Workmen placing wood sheathing on the roof joist of Stewart Bros. Photo shop and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "4-13th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
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