California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Multiple alligators in water at Los Angeles alligator farm, ca.1900

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Multiple alligators in water at Los Angeles alligator farm, ca.1900

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Photograph of multiple alligators in water at Los Angeles alligator farm, ca.1900. From bottom to top multiple alligators are visible swimming or lying in a body of water. Only the tops of the alligators are visible, while some have their mouths open. At the bottom right, a few alligators appear to be fighting or jumping out of the water. Dirt is visible on the shore in the background along with a wooden fence.

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Title Multiple alligators in water at Los Angeles alligator farm, ca.1900

Subject agricultural sites (adlf), Agriculture -- Ranching -- Livestock -- Alligators (file heading), Alligators (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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 1900

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-m20004

Identifier 40126 (accession number), CHS-40126 (call number), CHS-40126 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-19821 (legacy record id), chs-m20004 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-9686 (legacy record id), 84-1-502 (microfiche number)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 19821

Unique identifier UC121965

Legacy Identifier CHS-40126.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 21.2 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
53.9 cm × 42.2 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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