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Cranes moving metal girders into place at a construction site, [s.d.]
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Cranes moving metal girders into place at a construction site, [s.d.]
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Photograph of cranes moving metal girders into place at a construction site, [s.d.]. Several large metal beams can be seen standing vertically in a pit at center. Small sheds and piles of debris can be seen around the girders and cranes. A wooden fence can be seen around the top edge of the pit, which is several feet below street level. Houses and utility poles can be seen in the background over the top of the fence.
Asset Metadata
Title
Cranes moving metal girders into place at a construction site, [s.d.]
Subject
Architecture
(lcsh),
Building sites
(lcsh),
buildings
(adlf),
Hoisting machinery
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
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-m21679
Identifier
36631 (
accession number
), CHS-36631 (
call number
), CHS-36631 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-20678 (
legacy record id
), chs-m21679 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
20678
Unique identifier
UC133691
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36631.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.2 in × 18.7 in at 300dpi
33.7 cm × 47.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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