Exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, April 1929

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Photograph of exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, showing two men standing near group of flowers, April 1929. At center, the large exterior of the structure is visible. The base of the building is composed of several columns. A single man can barely be seen standing near one of the columns. Eight arched entrances can be seen at the building's base. Along the sides of the building, several columns and beams are plainly visible. A small roofed structure stands above the rectangular body of the building. Four groups of windows can be seen on this structure, and a group of wooden beams can be seen to its right. To the left of the building, a winding stairwell can be seen. To the left of the large building, a smaller building can be seen. This structure only has a single rectangular doorway that is open showing parts of the interior. To the far right, a small group of automobiles can be seen. In the foreground at center, a large group of flowers sits in a patch of lawn. To the left, two men stand near the border of the lawn and face one another. Part of a small building is seen to their left. In the extreme background, groups of utility poles and trees are seen.

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Title Exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, April 1929

Subject buildings (adlf), Consolidated Rock Products Company (subject), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Rocks (lcsh), Sand and gravel plants (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1929-04-01

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), 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 1929-04-01

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-m10417

Identifier 40824 (accession number), CHS-40824 (call number), CHS-40824 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13484 (legacy record id), chs-m10417 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10564 (legacy record id), 84-1-1979 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13484

Unique identifier UC137491

Legacy Identifier CHS-40824.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.2 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
51.3 cm × 40.4 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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