California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Interior view of the electronic assembly area at the Bendix-Pacific factory in Los Angeles, 1950-1960

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Interior view of the electronic assembly area at the Bendix-Pacific factory in Los Angeles, 1950-1960

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Photograph of an interior view of the electronic assembly area at the Bendix-Pacific factory in Los Angeles, 1950-1960. Several technicians are standing around workbenches in the foreground, tinkering with large computer systems. Shelves in the background store extra parts for the radar and sonar equipment assembled at the plant. The room is lit by large lights that hang from the ceiling.; Legible signs include: "Restricted Area Unauthorized Entrance Sufficient Cause For Dismissal", and "Work Carefully Stop Waste -- Save Material".; Photoprint reads: "More than 125,000 square feet are devoted to electronic assembly of such components and systems as airborne radar and sonar, all electronic equipment must be carefully inspected and tested at many stages during final assembly. Typical inspection area at Bendix-Pacific is shown".

Asset Metadata

Title Interior view of the electronic assembly area at the Bendix-Pacific factory in Los Angeles, 1950-1960

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1950/1960

Subject Bendix-Pacific (subject), electronics (lcsh), Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry (lcsh), Industry -- Aerospace (file heading), Radar (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1950/1960

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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-m10928

Identifier 33344 (accession number), CHS-33344 (call number), CHS-33344 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18857 (legacy record id), chs-m10928 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11079 (legacy record id), 84-1-1317 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18857

Unique identifier UC136181

Legacy Identifier CHS-33344.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.3 in × 9.9 in at 300dpi
31.2 cm × 25.1 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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