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Children playing on the beach in front of an oil field, Playa del Rey, [s.d.]
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Children playing on the beach in front of an oil field, Playa del Rey, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of children playing on the beach in front of an oil field, Playa del Rey, [s.d.]. The wide, sandy beach runs from the foreground to the background at center. The ocean can be seen at left, while dozens of oil derricks are visible in the background at right. A row of wooden buildings lines the beach at right. Several small children can be seen playing on the sand and in the shallow water in the foreground.
Asset Metadata
Title
Children playing on the beach in front of an oil field, Playa del Rey, [s.d.]
Subject
oil fields
(adlf),
Oil well drilling rigs
(lcsh),
Pacific Ocean
(lcsh),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Playa del Rey
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(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.
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m24018
Identifier
CHS-48583 (
call number
), CHS-48583 (
filename
), 48583 (
identifying number
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-22830 (
legacy record id
), chs-m24018 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
22830
Unique identifier
UC123855
Legacy Identifier
CHS-48583.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
28.6 in × 22.5 in at 300dpi
72.6 cm × 57.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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