California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Aerial view of Mount Wilson Observatory, ca.1930-1940

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Aerial view of Mount Wilson Observatory, ca.1930-1940

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Photograph of an aerial view of Mount Wilson Observatory, ca.1930-1940. In the center of the image, the lightly colored observatory can be seen amongst a forest of trees. In the background, a mountain range cascades across the horizon.

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Title Aerial view of Mount Wilson Observatory, ca.1930-1940

Creator Spence Air Photos (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1930/1940

Subject Mount Wilson Observatory (subject), Observatories (lcsh), Observatories -- Mount Wilson Observatory (file heading), research facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930/1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 17 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-m10567

Identifier 42386 (accession number), CHS-42386 (call number), CHS-42386 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-13711 (legacy record id), chs-m10567 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10715 (legacy record id), 84-1-958 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 13711

Unique identifier UC143299

Legacy Identifier CHS-42386.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.4 in × 14.4 in at 300dpi
49.2 cm × 36.6 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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