California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Single steamship at a wharf, showing several boats in the water, ca.1920

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Single steamship at a wharf, showing several boats in the water, ca.1920

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Photograph of a single steamship at a wharf, showing several boats in the water, ca.1920. To the left, a large steamship is seen anchored in a harbor next to a wharf. Two large masts are visible along the main deck of the steamship. Several additional poles can be seen extending from each main mast in a fanned array. Various wires and ladders connect the masts to the deck below. A small smokestack is also visible at the ship's center. Near the bow of the ship, a large crane is visible lowering an object onto the deck. Another crane is also seen near the stern. In the background, a long row of crane stations are visible along the edge of the wharf. In the extreme background to the right, a long building can be seen near the water's edge. Alongside the ship, several small boats sit in the calm water. A few men are seen within these boats. In the extreme foreground, several additional boats are visible sitting at the edge of the water near the wharf.

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Title Single steamship at a wharf, showing several boats in the water, ca.1920

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 12 x 16 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-m12690

Identifier 43749 (accession number), CHS-43749 (call number), CHS-43749 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12141 (legacy record id), chs-m12690 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12843 (legacy record id), 84-1-923 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12141

Unique identifier UC132112

Legacy Identifier CHS-43749.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.8 in × 12.3 in at 300dpi
42.9 cm × 31.4 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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