Massive smokestack beside the exterior of an unidentified factory, ca.1950

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Photograph of a massive smokestack beside the exterior of an unidentified factory, ca.1950. At center, a huge cylindrical smokestack is visible extending far into the sky. The large base of the smokestack is lightly-colored, but the tip as well as a small ring near the bottom is darkly-colored. Near the center of the smokestack on the right, a small structure can be seen. At the base of the smokestack, several small structures and various materials can be seen. To the right of the smokestack, a large cliff can be seen. At the bottom of the cliff, several machines work near two large walls in the shape of rings. To the left of the smokestack, a large structure is visible. Metallic beams and rails support various parts of the structure, and two small smokestacks can be seen behind one of the buildings. In the extreme foreground, railroad cars can various types of equipment sit on several railroad tracks. In the background to the right, a body of water is visible near the cliff lined with utility poles. In the extreme background, an elongated building can be seen amid numerous small hills filled with sparse vegetation.

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Title Massive smokestack beside the exterior of an unidentified factory, ca.1950

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 1950

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 1950

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-m10698

Identifier 40850 (accession number), CHS-40850 (call number), CHS-40850 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15813 (legacy record id), chs-m10698 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10847 (legacy record id), 84-1-1956 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15813

Unique identifier UC140904

Legacy Identifier CHS-40850.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.1 in × 20.9 in at 300dpi
43.6 cm × 53.1 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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