Montage of exteriors of eleven unidentified factories, ca.1935

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Photograph of montage of exteriors of eleven unidentified factories, ca.1935. The image shows several exteriors of buildings superimposed upon one another. The images shown, describing from left to right, top to bottom, include: a rectangular windowed structure with a large flagpole showing several people walking near the front and an automobile to the right; a large rectangular building shown in several layers featuring subdivided columns and ridged rooftops; a flat rectangular structure, showing a smaller building in the foreground and a large water tower in the background; a rectangular building with a small tower erected near the building's center, showing a small flag atop the structure and a water tower in the background; a largely windowed building façade stretching far to the right, showing tow individuals posing and a clock tower in the background; a flat rectangular structure composed of several smaller buildings with ridged roofs, showing a large boat docked in a harbor to the right; a flat rectangular area composed of several elongated buildings with pitched roofs, showing a water tower and a large open area in the background; a cylindrical building attached to the corner of two large rectangular buildings, showing a curved street full of automobiles in the foreground; an exterior perimeter with a rectangular clock tower erected near its center, showing a wide street with a single automobile in the foreground; a windowed rectangular structure, showing a large smokestack and an industrial site in the background; a few large rectangular buildings with three smokestacks found near its center, showing large cylindrical tanks sitting near the water's edge in a harbor.

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Title Montage of exteriors of eleven unidentified factories, ca.1935

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1935

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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 1935

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-m10681

Identifier 40853 (accession number), CHS-40853 (call number), CHS-40853 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15698 (legacy record id), chs-m10681 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10830 (legacy record id), 84-1-1993 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15698

Unique identifier UC140905

Legacy Identifier CHS-40853.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 21.0 in at 300dpi
43.4 cm × 53.3 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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