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Exterior of the Robert Morton factory, showing a girl sitting on a long "bombarde pipe", ca.1925
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Exterior of the Robert Morton factory, showing a girl sitting on a long "bombarde pipe", ca.1925
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Description
Photograph of exterior of the Robert Morton factory, showing a girl sitting on a 32-foot long "bombarde pipe", ca.1925. At center, a large pipe is visible supported by three small stools. A girl is seen sitting at the center of the pipe. The girl wears a long darkly-colored skirt and a darkly-colored blouse. Her blouse is covered by an open lightly-colored sweater. Behind the girl, the wall of a large building with four groups of windows can be seen. In the foreground, a wide road is visible. In the extreme foreground, three rose bushes can be seen.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior of the Robert Morton factory, showing a girl sitting on a long "bombarde pipe", ca.1925
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Factories
(lcsh),
Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors
(file heading),
Robert-Morton Company
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries),
Van Nuys
(city or populated place)
Temporal Subject
1925
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 19 x 25 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
1925
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-m10679
Identifier
40825 (
accession number
), CHS-40825 (
call number
), CHS-40825 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-15736 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10679 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10828 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1994 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
15736
Unique identifier
UC140918
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40825.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.8 in × 14.9 in at 300dpi
50.3 cm × 37.9 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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