California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Ship unloading lumber at a wharf, ca.1920

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Ship unloading lumber at a wharf, ca.1920

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Photograph of ship unloading lumber at a wharf, ca.1920. On the left, the large rectangular hull of the ship can be seen stretching from the immediate foreground to the background. Above the hull's exterior, several wires and cranes are visibly extending over the deck of the ship. Each crane arm is tilted at a slight angle. A small pulley can be seen near the protruding end of each pole. Below the pulleys, a metallic hook is visible. Several crane arms are visible into the far background. Over the edge of the deck at center, a large pile of lumber is being unloaded from the ship. On the dock below, tow men on the right look up towards the lumber on the ship. One man can be seen holding the handle to a small wheeled-cart with some wood stretched across its body. In the background, another man is seen next to a similar cart, and a large pile of wood moves into the warehouse on the right. Numbered columns line the face of the warehouse, and the building is visible far into the background. In the foreground on the right, a small ladder is visible leading to the roof of the building. Additionally, small tracks can be seen on the wooden dock.

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Title Ship unloading lumber at a wharf, ca.1920

Subject Freight and freightage (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), Lumber (lcsh), piers (lcsh), ships (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Steam -- Freight (file heading), Wharves (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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 1920

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-m12693

Identifier 43752 (accession number), CHS-43752 (call number), CHS-43752 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12136 (legacy record id), chs-m12693 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12846 (legacy record id), 84-1-1777 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12136

Unique identifier UC131843

Legacy Identifier CHS-43752.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.1 in × 20.7 in at 300dpi
41.0 cm × 52.7 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

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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