California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Panoramic view of Los Angeles from Chamber of Commerce Building, March 1927

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Panoramic view of Los Angeles from Chamber of Commerce Building, March 1927

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Photograph of panoramic view of Los Angeles from Chamber of Commerce Building, March 1927. In the foreground at left, the rooftops of two rectangular buildings are visible. At right, a large intersection can be seen. One of the streets from the intersection extends into the extreme background at right. Several automobiles can be seen traveling on the street, and two railcars are visible as well. Additional automobiles are parked along the sides of the street. In the background at left, clusters of buildings can be seen. In the extreme background at center, lines of tall buildings are visible. Beyond the structures, mountain ranges can be seen extending from left to right.

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Title Panoramic view of Los Angeles from Chamber of Commerce Building, March 1927

Subject buildings (lcsh), cities (adlf), Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (General) (file heading), Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (subject), Views (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1927-03-10

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 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 1927-03-10

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-m2847

Identifier 37273 (accession number), CHS-37273 (call number), CHS-37273 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-3746 (legacy record id), chs-m2847 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-2918 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3746

Unique identifier UC115944

Legacy Identifier CHS-37273.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.8 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
53.0 cm × 41.9 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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