View of an automobile traveling through the desert at the foot of a mountain range, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view of an automobile traveling through the desert at the foot of a mountain range, [s.d.]. The dark-colored automobile is at center. It is a hardtop sedan with a large box tied to the rear bumper. A single person occupies the car. The area in which the car is visible is flat and dirt-covered. In the background, a tall, rugged mountain range is visible. The mountains have no vegetation on their slopes.

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Title View of an automobile traveling through the desert at the foot of a mountain range, [s.d.]

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Deserts (adlf), Deserts (lcsh), Transportation -- Automobiles -- General (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (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.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20445

Identifier 33159 (accession number), CHS-33159 (call number), CHS-33159 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-22677 (legacy record id), chs-m20445 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 22677

Unique identifier UC123694

Legacy Identifier CHS-33159.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.8 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
50.4 cm × 40.5 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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