Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940

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Title	Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940
Description	Photograph of Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940. At center, a large pile of neatly stacked cinder blocks can be seen. Similar piles of cinder blocks are visible to the left extending into the background. Also in the foreground, long lines of cinder blocks stacked both vertically and horizontally can be seen. Each cinder block is a simple rectangular slab with three square openings at its center. In the background at center, a large pile of grinded stone or dirt can be seen. To the right, a group of utility poles and power units are visible. Further to the right, a series of wooden poles and beams support an elevated railway. A single railcar is seen atop the tracks. Further in the background at center, a group of large buildings are visible. Pipes and machinery extend from the building on the left, while windows and a large entryway can be seen on the group of buildings on the right. A single railroad track runs between these two groups of buildings, and a single car is visible between the two groups.
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors
Subject (lcsh)	Factories
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1940
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1940
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	40830
Call number	CHS-40830
Microfiche number	84-1-2012
Legacy record ID	chs-m10445; USC-2-1-1-10597
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-40830
Archival file	chs_Volume84/CHS-40830.tiff

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