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Engineer working with Litton 20, a "revolutionary new" electronic digital computer by Litton Industries, ca.1940
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Engineer working with Litton 20, a "revolutionary new" electronic digital computer by Litton Industries, ca.1940
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Description
Photograph of an engineer working with Litton 20, a "revolutionary new" electronic digital computer by Litton Industries, ca.1940. A man sits at left, in front of a small computer, with his right hand on the device. In the background, a shelf full of books can be seen across another table.
Asset Metadata
Title
Engineer working with Litton 20, a "revolutionary new" electronic digital computer by Litton Industries, ca.1940
Subject
Computers
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Offices -- Meetings
(file heading),
Litton Industries
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Beverly Hills
(city or populated place),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1950
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
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10725
Identifier
40949 (
accession number
), CHS-40949 (
call number
), CHS-40949 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-16940 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10725 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10874 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-2057 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
16940
Unique identifier
UC141826
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40949.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.6 in × 16.1 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 41.1 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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