California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Exterior view of large unidentified factory, showing steam pipes in foreground, ca.1950

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Exterior view of large unidentified factory, showing steam pipes in foreground, ca.1950

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Photograph of exterior view of large unidentified factory, showing steam pipes in foreground, ca.1950. In the extreme foreground at right, two long, metallic pipes are visible extending into the extreme background at center. The pipes connect to the exterior of a large rectangular factory. The plain factory walls are lined with rows of rectangular windows. To the far right of the large factory, another similar rectangular structure of roughly the same size and shape can be seen. On the roof of this building, a cylindrical container can be seen adjacent to large crates. An extended crane arm can be seen moving toward the large rectangular crates. At center between these two large buildings, a smaller rectangular building connecting the two structures is visible. Several windows are also visible lining the structure. To the right of the long pipes seen at the center of the image, ridged cylindrical objects can be seen. A large dish is visible at the base of these objects, and a small cone-like structure can be seen emerging from the top of the cylinder. To the left of the long pipes, arrays of larger pipes can be seen. In the extreme foreground, a circular valve can be seen connected to a pipe. Behind the valve, three small steam pipes are visible with a stream of smoke emerging from the pipe on the right. Further in the background on the left, additional sets of pipes can be seen.

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Title Exterior view of large unidentified factory, showing steam pipes in foreground, ca.1950

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1950

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1950

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)

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-m10468

Identifier 40847 (accession number), CHS-40847 (call number), CHS-40847 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13536 (legacy record id), chs-m10468 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10615 (legacy record id), 84-1-1864 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13536

Unique identifier UC137431

Legacy Identifier CHS-40847.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
52.5 cm × 42.6 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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