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Exterior view of the Terminal Island federal prison showing a water tower behind the building, [s.d.]
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Exterior view of the Terminal Island federal prison showing a water tower behind the building, [s.d.]
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Photograph of an exterior view of the Terminal Island federal prison showing a water tower behind the building, [s.d.]. The two-story concrete building extends from the foreground at center into the background at left. It is a large structure with a flat roof. More of the building can be seen across a courtyard in the background at right. A tall water tower can be seen in the background at center.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of the Terminal Island federal prison showing a water tower behind the building, [s.d.]
Subject
correctional facilities
(adlf),
Prisons
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 17 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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m24077
Identifier
48608 (
accession number
), CHS-48608 (
call number
), CHS-48608 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-23052 (
legacy record id
), chs-m24077 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
23052
Unique identifier
UC123823
Legacy Identifier
CHS-48608.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
42.1 in × 29.7 in at 300dpi
106.9 cm × 75.5 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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