Exterior view of the Shinto Temple on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles, ca.1920

Description

Photograph of an exterior view of the Shinto Temple on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles, ca.1920. The temple can be seen at center with a sloped roof. An outdoor staircase can be seen at right, while what appears to be a miniature temple propped up on a wooden pole can be seen towards the foreground. Foliage is visible in the extreme center foreground, while trees are visible at left and in the background. A second building is partially visible at right.
The Shinto Temple on Terminal Island between Wilmington and San Pedro was a place of worship for thousands of Japanese who lived there and who either worked as fishermen in the hundreds of boats operating from Fish Harbor or worked in the canneries there. This building was demolished after the Japanese evacuation in 1942.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m995

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1920

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Harbors , Japanese Americans , [file heading] Los Angeles -- San Pedro and Wilmington -- LA Harbor -- General , [file heading] Los Angeles -- San Pedro and Wilmington -- Architecture -- General , buildings

Coverage:

[circa] 1920

Place:

[populated places] San Pedro
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m995

Source:

[record id] USC-2-1-1-1013
[accession no] 44525
[call no] CHS-44525
[unidentified no] 915