View of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]. At center, a large cavern is cut into bedrock, supported by circular scaffolding. At left, wooden framework supports a conveyor belt.; Caption reads: "View of portal of one of the four 56-foot diversion tunnels. These tunnels, each approximately 4,000 feet in length are being lined with three-feet of concrete and will be used to divert the waters of the Colorado River during the construction of Hoover Dam." Photoprint reads: "Los Angeles Aqueduct construction, [s.d.]."

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Title View of the portal to one of the four, 56-foot diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam, [s.d.]

Subject aqueducts (lcsh), Engineering -- Aqueducts #6 -- Los Angeles Aqueduct (file heading), Engineers (lcsh), Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (subject), Tunnels (adlf), Water-supply (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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)

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-m20495

Identifier 37035 (accession number), CHS-37035 (call number), CHS-37035 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-22766 (legacy record id), chs-m20495 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 22766

Unique identifier UC124206

Legacy Identifier CHS-37035.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.7 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
47.7 cm × 34.2 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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