California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Close-up exterior view of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940

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Close-up exterior view of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940

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Photograph of close-up exterior view of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940. At center, a large spherical tank supported by several metallic rods and crossbeams can be seen. Half of another tank can be seen to the left of the image, and a small section is visible in the extreme foreground on the right. At center, large ladders can be seen connecting to the bodies of the spherical tanks from the ground. On the staircase to the left, an older man wearing a brimmed hat can be seen. A large light pole near one of the staircases at center is visible holding the sign "No Smoking". Atop each platform, a small metallic platform is visible. A small pole with a light and two vertical pipes can be seen at the top of each platform. In the extreme background, another spherical tank is visible. A staircase can be seen curving along the surface of the sphere connecting to the upper platform in the background.

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Title Close-up exterior view of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1940

Subject Chemistry (lcsh), Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Shell Chemical Company (subject), Tanks (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1940

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)

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-m10689

Identifier 40852 (accession number), CHS-40852 (call number), CHS-40852 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15722 (legacy record id), chs-m10689 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10838 (legacy record id), 84-1-1959 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15722

Unique identifier UC140907

Legacy Identifier CHS-40852.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 17.0 in at 300dpi
52.6 cm × 43.2 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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