Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940

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Photograph of Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940. At center, a large pile of neatly stacked cinder blocks can be seen. Similar piles of cinder blocks are visible to the left extending into the background. Also in the foreground, long lines of cinder blocks stacked both vertically and horizontally can be seen. Each cinder block is a simple rectangular slab with three square openings at its center. In the background at center, a large pile of grinded stone or dirt can be seen. To the right, a group of utility poles and power units are visible. Further to the right, a series of wooden poles and beams support an elevated railway. A single railcar is seen atop the tracks. Further in the background at center, a group of large buildings are visible. Pipes and machinery extend from the building on the left, while windows and a large entryway can be seen on the group of buildings on the right. A single railroad track runs between these two groups of buildings, and a single car is visible between the two groups.

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Title Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing cinder blocks in foreground, ca.1940

Subject buildings (adlf), Factories (lcsh), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1940

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 1940

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-m10445

Identifier 40830 (accession number), CHS-40830 (call number), CHS-40830 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13513 (legacy record id), chs-m10445 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10597 (legacy record id), 84-1-2012 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13513

Unique identifier UC137434

Legacy Identifier CHS-40830.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
52.6 cm × 42.4 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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