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Exterior view of the headquarters of Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, Incorporated, ca.1955
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Exterior view of the headquarters of Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, Incorporated, ca.1955
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Photograph of an exterior view of the headquarters of Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, Incorporated, ca.1955. A two-story building can be seen extending from left to right, towards the background. In its middle area, the entrance to the building can be seen made out of glass which is as tall as the building; a large symbol which reads "An" is visible in its center. Palm trees are viewable to the sides of the entrance. In the right, towards the background, reads: "AUTONETICS". In the foreground, a paved street covers the area in front of the building.; Photoprint reads: "The headquarters of Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, Inc., is this two-story, air-conditioned building at 9150 E. Imperial Highway, Downey (Calif.). This facility provides space for administrative offices as well as quarters for research and development engineering, quality control, marketing, engineering and manufacturing of computers, armament control and machine tool control systems. A pioneer and leader in the electro-mechanical control equipment field, autonetics designs and quantity - produces completely automatic control and data processing systems and equipment for both military and industrial applications. Including this and other facilities in both Downey and Compton, Calif., this division occupies floor area of more than 1,000,000 square feet".
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of the headquarters of Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, Incorporated, ca.1955
Subject
Autonetics
(subject),
Computers
(lcsh),
Electronics
(lcsh),
Engineering
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry
(lcsh),
Industry -- Aerospace
(file heading),
North American Aviation, Incorporated
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1955
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
1955
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10931
Identifier
40631 (
accession number
), CHS-40631 (
call number
), CHS-40631 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-18860 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10931 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-11082 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
18860
Unique identifier
UC136231
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40631.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.8 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
52.9 cm × 42.1 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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