Amoco Tower, showing American Olive Company is in background, 1904

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Photograph of Amoco Tower, showing American Olive Company is in background, 1904. At center, a large rectangular tower is visible sitting adjacent to several railroad tracks. Long rectangular windows can be seen on each face of the tower, and four small windows are visible beneath the roof on each side. On the left face of the building, a large doorway is visible next to a small stairwell. Although the base of the tower's roof is also rectangular, sections of the slanted roof extend far beyond the walls of the tower. A small steel pipe is seen near the top of the building's roof. In the background to the left, a small chest is seen on a dirt path. To the right, a small fence runs parallel to a group of utility poles running to the right. In the extreme background on both sides, several large buildings are visible. A description on the back of the photograph reads: "Amoco tower is at Long Beach Avenue and 25th St. Steel span tower is now in service there. American Olive Co. in background. 1904".

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Title Amoco Tower, showing American Olive Company is in background, 1904

Subject American Olive Company (subject), Pacific Electric Company (subject), railroad features (adlf), Street-railroads (lcsh), Terminals (Transportation) (lcsh), Transportation -- Rail -- Street Railroads -- Stations (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Long Beach Avenue and 25th Street (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1904

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)

Date Created 1904

Contributor Craig Rasmussen Collection (provenance)

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-m12621

Identifier 43718 (accession number), CHS-43718 (call number), CHS-43718 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12126 (legacy record id), chs-m12621 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12775 (legacy record id), 1-120-130 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12126

Unique identifier UC131912

Legacy Identifier CHS-43718.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.8 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
50.2 cm × 39.7 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

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