California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942

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Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942

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Photograph of an interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942. A large stack of cans can be seen in the foreground at center, while several rows of shelves stacked high with goods are visible in the background. Light is provided by lamps hanging from the ceiling. At center, a large neon sign advertises Ben-Hur Coffee, while similar signs denote different sections of the store. Rectangular windows can be seen high on the wall in the distance at left.

Asset Metadata

Title Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942

Subject buildings (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets #2 (file heading), Signs and signboards (lcsh), Stores, Retail (lcsh), Supermarkets (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1942

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1942

Contributor Dick Whittington Photography (provenance), Foster & Kleiser (contributor)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1339

Identifier 31300 (accession number), CHS-31300 (call number), CHS-31300 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2214 (legacy record id), chs-m1339 (legacy record id), USC-3-1-1-1385 (legacy record id), USC (project), P82-9-1 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2214

Unique identifier UC115763

Legacy Identifier CHS-31300.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.0 in × 15.5 in at 300dpi
48.4 cm × 39.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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