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Illuminated Christmas tree in front of the Petroleum Securities Building, December 26, 1928
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Illuminated Christmas tree in front of the Petroleum Securities Building, December 26, 1928
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Description
Photograph of an illuminated Christmas tree in front of the Petroleum Securities Building, December 26, 1928. In the foreground at left, a large Christmas tree can be seen on a triangular base. Christmas lights and garland decorate the tree. Surrounding the perimeter of the tree, a square of low shrubs can be seen. In the background, the large, stone building of Petrolem Securities is visible. Four windows can be seen along the side of the building, and a large arched entryway is visible at right. A large hanging lamp is suspended from the apex of the arch, and a wreath with garland covers the windows above the glass doors within the arch. A woman can be seen standing behind one of the glass doors.
Asset Metadata
Title
Illuminated Christmas tree in front of the Petroleum Securities Building, December 26, 1928
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Christmas decorations
(lcsh),
Christmas trees
(lcsh),
Commercial buildings
(lcsh),
Petroleum Securities Building
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
714 West 10th Street
(roadway),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1928-12-26
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1928-12-26
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-m12908
Identifier
35323 (
accession number
), CHS-35323 (
call number
), CHS-35323 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-12371 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12908 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-13060 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
12371
Unique identifier
UC132276
Legacy Identifier
CHS-35323.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.6 in × 18.8 in at 300dpi
34.6 cm × 47.7 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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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