Aerial view of Gladding, McBean & Company (former Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company), May 1928

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Photograph of an aerial view of Gladding, McBean & Company (former Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company), May 1928. At center, the large square, multi-level complex of the company can be seen. On the roof of the building, numerous small packages are visible. To the left and right of the building, several elongated buildings with pitched roofs can be seen. Additionally, large cylindrical containers are also visible. Seven large, darkly-colored towers in the shape of smokestacks are also seen, and three smaller towers are visible just at the base of the complex. To the far left, rows of containers and other materials are seen in stacked piles. To the far right and extending to the bottom-right, numerous small buildings and industrial equipment can be seen. In the far bottom-left, piles of wood and rods are visible. Several roads are seen moving through the industrial site, and a solitary road weaves along the hillside at the top of the image.; This plant was the former Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company. GMcB acquired the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company in 1926.

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Title Aerial view of Gladding, McBean & Company (former Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company), May 1928

Subject Ceramics (lcsh), Gladding, McBean & Co. (subject), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Panoramic views (file heading), Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company (subject), Pottery (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 952 Date Street (roadway), California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1928-05-01

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 1928-05-01

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-m10461

Identifier 40797 (accession number), CHS-40797 (call number), CHS-40797 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13529 (legacy record id), chs-m10461 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10608 (legacy record id), 84-2166- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13529

Unique identifier UC137455

Legacy Identifier CHS-40797.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.3 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 41.5 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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