Large apparatus of Rivas plant of the Union Rock Company, February 1927

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Photograph of large apparatus of Rivas plant of the Union Rock Company, February 1927. At center, a large structure composed of wooden and metallic beams is visible. To the left of the structure, a large ramp composed of crossbeams is visible. At the center of the ramp, a wheeled mine cart can be seen moving down the ramp to the left. At the top of the ramp, a single person can be seen standing beneath a small roofed-structure. At center, a jumble of wooden beams and rails can be seen composing the main body of the apparatus. Near the center, a long ladder is visible connecting the base of the device to the platforms at its top. To the right, additional wooden poles stand near a group of utility poles. Further to the right, an obscured cylindrical object can be seen sitting on a railroad track. In the immediate foreground of the structure, a small building is visible beside a wooden-picket fence. Further in the foreground, a pair of railroad tracks are visible with shrubs and various types of vegetation growing on either side. In the extreme background, mountain ranges are visible.

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Title Large apparatus of Rivas plant of the Union Rock Company, February 1927

Subject Employees (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Rocks (lcsh), Sand and gravel plants (lcsh), Union Rock Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1927-02-01

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 1927-02-01

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-m10423

Identifier 40841 (accession number), CHS-40841 (call number), CHS-40841 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13491 (legacy record id), chs-m10423 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10570 (legacy record id), 84-1-1982 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13491

Unique identifier UC137494

Legacy Identifier CHS-40841.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.1 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
51.1 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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