Close
About
FAQ
Home
Collections
Login
USC Login
Register
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
USC
/
Digital Library
/
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
/
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
/
Exterior view of Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic Ammonia Plant, ca.1940
(USC DC Image)
Exterior view of Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic Ammonia Plant, ca.1940
Loading details...
You do not have the permission to view Original image
Download
Share
Copy Asset Link
Request this asset
Description
Photograph of exterior view of Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic Ammonia Plant, ca.1940. At center, the large exterior of the chemical plant can be seen. In the foreground, an array of horizontal pipes can be seen extending into the far background on the left. Several valves are also visible along thin pipes that cross the array perpendicularly. In the foreground at center, a single pipe with a small circular opening can be seen. A small amount of steam trails from the pipe. Further into the background on the left, a mesh of pipes and metal bars can be seen. Additionally, a single cylindrical tank is visible near the large array of pipes. In the background at center, a rectangular building surrounded by pipes and rails can be seen. To the left of the building, wide pipes move over the large array. To the right of the building, several pipes extend toward the floor of the plant. Several men can be seen near the bases of the pipes alongside small barrels and containers. Behind the pipes on the right, three cylindrical towers and a largely raised platform is visible. In the extreme background to the right, a long building structure is visible with a sloped rooftop. In the background at center, a tall structure covered with pipes and cylindrical tanks can be seen. At the top of the structure, a large smokestack is visible. In the extreme background, large hills full of vegetation are visible.; Photoprint reads: "Construction of the multi- million dollar Ventura plant maintains the position of Shell Chemical Corporation as the largest producer of anhydrous ammonia and ammonium sulphate west of the Rockies. Although essential in many industrial chemical operations, ammonia's principal use is the field of nitrogenous fertilizers, greatly needed here in the West where soils are deficient in nitrogen".
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic Ammonia Plant, ca.1940
Subject
Chemistry
(lcsh),
Factories
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors
(file heading),
Shell Chemical Corporation
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries),
Ventura
(counties)
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-m10381
Identifier
40845 (
accession number
), CHS-40845 (
call number
), CHS-40845 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-12514 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10381 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10528 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1942 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
12514
Unique identifier
UC133931
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40845.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.7 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
52.6 cm × 42.7 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
Conceptually similar
Shell Synthetic Ammonia Plant, showing platforms of cylindrical tanks in foreground, ca.1940
Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic rubber plant, in August 1955
Close-up exterior view of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940
Exterior of an unidentified chemical plant, ca.1925
Exterior of Butadiene storage tanks of the Shell Chemical Company, ca.1940
Exterior view of the Dow Chemical Styrene Plant, ca.1930
Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation Synthetic rubber plant, in Torrance, August 1955
Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955
Exterior view of large unidentified factory, showing steam pipes in foreground, ca.1950
Exterior of an unidentified lumber yard, December 1941
Exterior of a sand and gravel plant, ca.1928
Round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, at the Shell Chemical Corporation, in August 1955
Storage area for the Pacific R & H Chemical Company, El Monte, ca.1930
Aerial view of the Shell Chemical Corporation, in Torrance, August 1955
Massive smokestack beside the exterior of an unidentified factory, ca.1950
Exterior view of Aircraft Accessories Corporation plant, March 1942
Exterior of unidentified 7500 kilowatt nuclear reactor, 1957
Exterior of unidentified factory, ca.1925
Exterior of the Pacific Portland Cement Company's Plaster City Plant, showing automobiles in foreground, ca.1935
Exterior of a large, unidentified stone crusher, ca.1940
Similar tones
View images with similar tones