Interior of T. V. Allen Co, showing an engraver putting finishing touches on the steel plates used in making Christmas cards, ca.1930

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Title	Interior of T. V. Allen Co, showing an engraver putting finishing touches on the steel plates used in making Christmas cards, ca.1930
Description	Photograph of the interior of T. V. Allen Co, showing an engraver putting finishing touches on the steel plates used in making Christmas cards, ca.1930. An engraver sits facing a table at left, working with "three plates (which) reproduce the original printing in every detail of color". The plates feature the image of a woman in a dress, a picture which sits before the engraver, left of the plates. On the wall, several large paintings of landscapes and women can be seen, while a window composes the area behind the desk at left.
Subject	T. V. Allen Company
Subject (adlf)	industrial sites
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Plants -- Interiors -- Male workers
Subject (lcsh)	Printing industry Engraving
Geographic subject (roadway)	812 Maple Avenue
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1930
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1930
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	40860
Call number	CHS-40860
Microfiche number	84-1-1996
Legacy record ID	chs-m10674; USC-2-1-1-10823
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-40860
Archival file	chs_Volume94/CHS-40860.tiff

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