Conveyer belts used at a rock plant, ca.1950

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Photograph of conveyer belts used at a rock plant, ca.1950. In the foreground at center, a large conveyer belt can be seen extending into the extreme background. To the left and right of the narrow conveyer belt, numerous pairs of small wheels are visible. Further to the left and right, a small wooden walkway is visible on either side of the small wheel, and rails can be seen framing the walkways. Atop the belt, piles of gravel is visible. Near the center of the conveyer belt, a small box can be seen sitting on the walkway on the left, and a worker wearing a brimmed hat is visible further in the background standing on the walkway on the right. To the far left of the conveying system, three other similar systems can be seen. One of the conveyer belts carrying a load of gravel can be seen sloping to the base of a large building below. To the immediate right of this belt, another conveyer belt is also visible. To the far left, the third conveyer belt steeps down sharply only showing the side structure composed of several metallic bars and crossbeams. In the foreground to the left, a wooden platform can be seen surrounding the groups of conveyer belts. To the far right, trays of gravel are visible. In the background at center, a large rectangular building with two visible windows can be seen. Several of the conveyer belts connect to the base of the building, while the central conveyer belt moves to the roof. To the far right of the building, a large truck can be seen in a desolate dirt field. In the extreme background to the left and right, small homes and other structures can be seen along lines of trees. Photoprint reads: "This is a typical conveying system used in modern rock plants".

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Title Conveyer belts used at a rock plant, ca.1950

Subject Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Rocks (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1950

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 20 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1950

Creator Black Star (photographer), Patterson, Nolan (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10429

Identifier 40838 (accession number), CHS-40838 (call number), CHS-40838 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13497 (legacy record id), chs-m10429 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10576 (legacy record id), 84-1-1981 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13497

Unique identifier UC137526

Legacy Identifier CHS-40838.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.1 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
41.0 cm × 42.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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