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Title |
Union Oil Building, Los Angeles, 1955 |
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Description |
Photograph of a drawing of the proposed Union Oil Building, Los Angeles. "Side view from Fifth street shows auditorium and employees' lounge building (right), main office structure (center) and headquarters for company's sales organization (left). Completion is due early in 1957." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 7 July 1955.; "Three of the four buildings to be erected immediately in a $20,000,000 program for Union Oil Company of California on the 5-acre Union Oil Center west of the Freeway overlooking downtown Los Angeles. Situated on a hill, the 13-story home office building will be the highest structure in the city. This view of the huge project is looking north from Fifth street, showing the auditorium and employees building at right, home office in center, and Fifth Street building for Company's sales organization. Similar building for Company's Brea Chemicals unit will face on Maryland street. Street at extreme right is Beaudry, with two pedestrian bridgeds across Boylston street. Parking is provided for 1500 cars in a thre-level garage. The Center will be beautifully landscaped. Entire project is scheduled for completion early in 1957." -- typed note attached to verso of 2nd print., dated 4 July 1956. |
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Subject (File Heading) |
Los Angeles -- City -- Buildings -- U-V |
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Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place) |
Los Angeles |
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Geographic Subject (County) |
Los Angeles |
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Geographic Subject (State) |
California |
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Geographic Subject (Country) |
USA |
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Geographic Subject (Manmade Feature) |
Union Oil Building |
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Coverage date |
circa 1955-07-07 |
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Architect |
Pereira & Luckman |
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Publisher (of the Digital Version) |
University of Southern California. Libraries |
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Date created |
circa 1955-07-07 |
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Type |
images |
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Format (aacr2) |
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w |
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Format (aat) |
photographic prints
photographs
art |
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Contributing entity |
University of Southern California |
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Barcode |
3-1275-02805-1028 |
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Identifying Number |
unidentified no: 272A |
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Original Filename |
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-329 |
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Print Box |
Subjects 319 |
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Legacy Record ID |
examiner-m4699 |
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Part of subcollection |
Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961 |
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Part of collection |
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961 |
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Rights |
University of Southern California |
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Physical access |
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu; phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343 |
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Repository Name |
USC Libraries Special Collections |
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Repository Address |
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
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Repository Email |
specol@dots.usc.edu specol@dots.usc.edu |
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Filename |
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-329 |
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Catalog state |
approved |
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Archival file |
examiner_Volume124/EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-329.tiff |
