Exterior view of the Southwest Museum in Highland Park, February 1942

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Southwest Museum in Highland Park, February 1942. The large, light-colored building is perched on a hill at center. The walls of the building are smooth, giving it a modern look The roof is made of terracotta tiles. At right is a large rectangular tower with a flat roof. An American flag is flying from the top of the tower. There are several arched windows on the top floor and smaller rectangular windows can be seen on the bottom floor. At center, a massive arched window can be seen at center. In the foreground, a grassy hillside is visible, and several trees and bushes dot the landscape.

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Title Exterior view of the Southwest Museum in Highland Park, February 1942

Subject buildings (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- Museums (file heading), Museums (lcsh), Southwest Museum (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Highland Park (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Marmion Way (roadway), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1942-02

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 18 x 21 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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 1942-02

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-m20455

Identifier 33192 (accession number), CHS-33192 (call number), CHS-33192 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-22700 (legacy record id), chs-m20455 (legacy record id), 84-1-1128 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 22700

Unique identifier UC123698

Legacy Identifier CHS-33192.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.8 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
50.2 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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