California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Several steamships at a wharf, ca.1920

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Several steamships at a wharf, ca.1920

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Photograph of several steamships at a wharf, ca.1920. To the left, a large steamship is visible anchored next to a wharf. Two main masts can be seen rising from the deck of the steamship, and a smokestack is visible at its center. Several wires and ladders can be seen running from the masts of the ship to the large deck below. To the left of the ship, a large crane arm can be seen lowering an object onto the deck of the ship. To the far right, several more steamships can be seen extending far into the background of the image. Between the lines of steamships, several small, covered boats line the harbor of the wharf. In the foreground to the left, wooden poles in the water can be seen adjacent to a wooden pier with a small sign at its edge. In the extreme background, the coastline of a city is vaguely seen.

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Title Several steamships at a wharf, ca.1920

Subject Freight and freightage (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), piers (lcsh), ships (lcsh), Steamboats (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Steam -- Freight (file heading), Wharves (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 12 x 16 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 1920

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-m12689

Identifier 43748 (accession number), CHS-43748 (call number), CHS-43748 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12143 (legacy record id), chs-m12689 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12842 (legacy record id), 84-1-921 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12143

Unique identifier UC132106

Legacy Identifier CHS-43748.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.8 in × 12.6 in at 300dpi
42.8 cm × 32.0 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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