Exterior of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940

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Photograph of exterior of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940. At center, seven large spherical tanks can be seen in a large rectangular area. Slanted staircases are attached to from the ground to the radius of each tank, and another staircase curving along the surface of the sphere can be seen on four of the tanks. At the top of each tank, a small platform is visible. A light and several pipes can be seen at the top of each platform along with various other equipment. At the base of each sphere, several metallic rods and crossbeams are seen supporting the tank. At various points along the floor of the area, metallic railways can be seen connecting the various tanks. In the extreme foreground, metallic rods and beams can be seen. In the background to the right, other mechanical equipment is visible. In the extreme background to the left, several trees can be seen, while tall metallic spires are visible along the horizon.

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Title Exterior of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940

Subject Chemical engineering (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Shell Chemical Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 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-m10437

Identifier 40835 (accession number), CHS-40835 (call number), CHS-40835 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13505 (legacy record id), chs-m10437 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10584 (legacy record id), 84-1-2023 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13505

Unique identifier UC137397

Legacy Identifier CHS-40835.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 25.1 in × 19.7 in at 300dpi
63.9 cm × 50.2 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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