Exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, April 1929

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Photograph of exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, showing name of building, April 1929. At center, the large exterior of the rectangular building can be seen. Several columns support the lower part of the building. Six arched entryways can be seen along the building's base. Two men wearing brimmed hats can be seen standing near one of these entryways. Above the arches, the title "Los Nietos Bunkers" can be seen. Along the sides of the building, several column and support beams can be seen. At the top of the structure, aseveral stairwells can be seen, and a small room is visible at its peak. In the immediate foreground, a large patch of vegetation lies next to a square building. Wires can be seen running from the square building at ground level to the small room at the top of the structure. In the extreme background, utiltity poles and trees can be seen to the left while metallic towers are visible to the right. Note: section of lettering below the title of the building has been intentionally removed.

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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-m10418

Identifier 40823 (accession number), CHS-40823 (call number), CHS-40823 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13485 (legacy record id), chs-m10418 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10565 (legacy record id), 84-1-1980 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13485

Unique identifier UC137497

Legacy Identifier CHS-40823.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.2 in × 15.8 in at 300dpi
51.3 cm × 40.2 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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