California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Large cornerstone for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]

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Large cornerstone for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a large cornerstone for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]. The rectangular stone can be seen on wooden boards at center. The words "Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce March 28 1924" are engraved on the face of the block. Large chains are attached to the top of the stone to move it. In the background, American flags decorate a wooden fence, while a wooden platform can be seen at left.

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Title Large cornerstone for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (adlf), Corner stones, Laying of (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 1st to 2nd (subject), Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (subject), Streets (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Type images

Format 1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), photographs (aat), transparencies (aat)

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

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-m21082

Identifier 35185 (accession number), CHS-35185 (call number), CHS-35185 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-20098 (legacy record id), chs-m21082 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 20098

Unique identifier UC122367

Legacy Identifier CHS-35185.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.6 in × 12.7 in at 300dpi
44.8 cm × 32.3 cm at 300dpi

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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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