California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Cranes on wharf used to load ships, ca.1920

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Cranes on wharf used to load ships, ca.1920

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Photograph of cranes on wharf used to load ships, ca.1920. To the right of the image, several large crane stations are visible near the edge of the water. Four metallic legs connecting to a circular platform can be seen on each crane station. A small, trapezoidal cabin is seen on the top of the platform. A small metallic rail encircles the platform's perimeter. The small cabin has three visible windows, and a large crane arm as attached to the top of the cabin. The crane arm extends to the left of the cabin and is composed of several metallic bars. At its end, the arm contains a pulley and wire attached to a large metallic hook. To the left, a large building with arched windows and a several doors along its side sits below the arms of the cranes. In the background, several more of these stations are visible. To the right, a ship is visible in the harbor. In the extreme foreground, a man is seen standing near a set of tracks moving alongside the crane stations. To the man's left, a battered fence sits against a building, while wood and other material sits in a pile on the far left.

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Title Cranes on wharf used to load ships, ca.1920

Subject Cranes, derricks, etc. (lcsh), Freight and freightage (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), piers (lcsh), ships (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Steam -- Freight (file heading), Wharves (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 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-m12692

Identifier 43751 (accession number), CHS-43751 (call number), CHS-43751 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12137 (legacy record id), chs-m12692 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12845 (legacy record id), 84-1-922 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12137

Unique identifier UC132111

Legacy Identifier CHS-43751.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.8 in × 12.4 in at 300dpi
42.8 cm × 31.6 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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