Exterior aerial view of a factory, showing a railroad track in the background, ca.1940

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Photograph of exterior aerial view of a factory, showing a railroad track in the background, ca.1940. At center, a large, square factory structure is seen sitting in a desolate dirt lot. The roof of the factory is greatly ridged, and various equipment and vents can be seen. Several windows line the side of the factory, and two entrances can be seen on the left side. One of the entrances is attached directly to the building, while the other leads to a small rectangular room adjacent to the main structure. A similar structure is seen at the front of the building. An entryway from the street near the front leads to a large rectangular building adjacent to the main factory structure. Two patches of plants frame this entryway to the building. The left of the building, an American flag can be seen hanging from a pole in a small mound of shrubbery. A large fence circles the perimeter of the factory separating it from the street. In the extreme foreground to the left and right, large lines of cars are seen parked in dirt lots. Several of the cars can be seen parking near the utility poles lining the streets. In the extreme background, a long train moves along a set of railroad tracks moving from the left to the right. Small buildings and a road can be seen beyond the tracks.

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Title Exterior aerial view of a factory, showing a railroad track in the background, ca.1940

Subject Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Panoramic views (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), 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)

Date Created 1940

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-m10706

Identifier 40803 (accession number), CHS-40803 (call number), CHS-40803 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-16864 (legacy record id), chs-m10706 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10855 (legacy record id), 84-1-1900 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 16864

Unique identifier UC141463

Legacy Identifier CHS-40803.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
52.7 cm × 42.3 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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