Exterior view of the Firestone building, [s.d.]

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Firestone building, [s.d.]. A large, two-story building is visible at center with rectangular windows throughout. The roof is sloped in a few places, while the majority of the roof is flat. A tower can be seen extending from the roof at right, while a clock is visible at its top. Four workers can be seen walking on a sidewalk in front of a low wall in front of the building. Several automobiles can be seen parked on a road in front of the building, while a grass field is visible in the foreground.

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Title Exterior view of the Firestone building, [s.d.]

Subject Firestone Company (subject), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies (subject), Rubber industry and trade (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Type images

Format 1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), photographs (aat), transparencies (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m21165

Identifier 35363 (accession number), CHS-35363 (call number), CHS-35363 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-20177 (legacy record id), chs-m21165 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 20177

Unique identifier UC122511

Legacy Identifier CHS-35363.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 23.4 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
59.5 cm × 42.7 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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