California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Frank Wiggins outside the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce during a fire, 1921

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Frank Wiggins outside the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce during a fire, 1921

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Photograph of Frank Wiggins outside the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce during a fire, 1921. Wiggins can be seen at left and is wearing a light suit and glasses. He is holding a small towel or hankerchief in his hands. His thin hair is matted on his head and he has a very thick mustache. Three younger men in business clothes can be seen standing around. The tall cylindrical columns of the Chamber of Commerce building can be seen in the background, along with a sign that reads "Free".

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Title Frank Wiggins outside the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce during a fire, 1921

Subject Boards of trade (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Fires (lcsh), Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (naf), Men (lcsh), Wiggins, Frank (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1921

Type images

Format 1 photograph : negatives, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Date Created 1921

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-m18568

Identifier 35993 (accession number), CHS-35993 (call number), CHS-35993 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18481 (legacy record id), chs-m18568 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18481

Unique identifier UC135635

Legacy Identifier CHS-35993.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.5 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
47.0 cm × 34.0 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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