View of the Examiner Building and the Western Pacific Building in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view of the Examiner Building and the Western Pacific Building in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The terracotta-roofed Examiner building can be seen in the foreground at right. It is a Spanish-style building with a cupola on the roof. Int eh background at center, the large rectangular Western Pacific Building can be seen. At right, severl more tall buildings are visible, while smaller structures can be seen in the distance at center and left. Fast-moving automobiles can be seen in the foreground at left. Cf. CHS-37333 for a similar image.; Legible signs include, from left: "Baynes-Beebe Music co. Pianos Players", "Oak Apartments", "Automobile Clearing", "Western Costume Bldg", "Southern California Gas Company", "Western Auto Supply Co. All over the West Headquarters 1100 Grand", and "Examiner".

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Title View of the Examiner Building and the Western Pacific Building in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (adlf), Views (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

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-m24167

Identifier 48622 (accession number), CHS-48622 (call number), CHS-48622 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-23439 (legacy record id), chs-m24167 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 23439

Unique identifier UC124011

Legacy Identifier CHS-48622.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 26.8 in × 21.1 in at 300dpi
68.1 cm × 53.8 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

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