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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Scattergood Steam Plant construction, ca.1950
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Scattergood Steam Plant construction, ca.1950
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Description
Photograph of Scattergood Steam Plant construction, ca.1950. Metal rods protrude out of a cement foundation in the center while men stand scattered throughout the construction site. To the right, two men stand a top metal rods that lay on the ground while two large cranes are visible in the background. Three cement trucks line the dirt road behind the construction site while a steep dirt hill that appears to be man-made sits in the background. Construction machines and materials sit atop the plateau created by the wall. To the left, a dirty storm drain protrudes out of the dirt in the foreground.; Photoprint reads: "H.C. Smith Construction Company uses consolidated ready mixed concrete on their scattergood steam plant job at Playa Del Rey for the Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles".
Asset Metadata
Title
Scattergood Steam Plant construction, ca.1950
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Concrete
(lcsh),
Construction industry
(lcsh),
Industry -- Construction
(file heading),
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
(subject),
Scattergood Steam Plant
(subject),
Steam power-plants
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Glacier Drive
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Playa del Rey
(city or populated place),
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-m11179
Identifier
45858 (
accession number
), CHS-45858 (
call number
), CHS-45858 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-10604 (
legacy record id
), chs-m11179 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-11329 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1218 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
10604
Unique identifier
UC140462
Legacy Identifier
CHS-45858.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.6 in × 15.3 in at 300dpi
52.3 cm × 38.9 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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