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View of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932
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View of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932
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Description
Photograph of a view of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932. Highrise buildings line each side of the street that runs through the center of the image. Flags and banners for various countries and bearing the Olympic rings hang in rows above the street, with the nearest row including a banner which reads "XII Olympiad. 1932". Striped Olympic banners hang on the streetlights along the left side of the street as well. Pedestrians walk along the paved street at the left of the image, while automobiles are parked along it on the right. The "Hotel Stowell" sits in the extreme left centerground, while a tower for KRKD is visible in the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932
Subject
Recreation -- Olympics (1932)
(file heading),
roadways
(adlf),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1932
Type
images
Format
3 photographs : photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm., 16 x 12 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
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
1932
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-m7181
Identifier
31090 (
accession number
), CHS-31090 (
call number
), CHS-31090 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-7321 (
legacy record id
), chs-m7181 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-7307 (
legacy record id
), 1-101- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
7321
Unique identifier
UC123126
Legacy Identifier
CHS-31090.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
11.6 in × 17.3 in at 300dpi
29.5 cm × 44.1 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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