California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929

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Exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929. The large rectangular building can be seen on a street corner at center. The main entrance, topped by a marquee, can be seen at left, while a side door can be seen at right. A single row of rectangular windows can be seen about halfway up the light-colored walls. Early-model automobiles can be seen parked along the curbs in front of the building. Large flagpoles can be seen on the four corners of the building, while the name of the venue can be seen at left.

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Title Exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929

Subject Auditoriums (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General #1 (file heading), Olympic Auditorium (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1920/1929

Type images

Format 1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), photographs (aat), transparencies (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 1920/1929

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17692

Identifier 35279 (accession number), CHS-35279 (call number), CHS-35279 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17680 (legacy record id), chs-m17692 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17680

Unique identifier UC142405

Legacy Identifier CHS-35279.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.7 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
47.5 cm × 34.5 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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