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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Birdseye view of Los Angeles from the intersection of First Street and Spring Street, 1953
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Birdseye view of Los Angeles from the intersection of First Street and Spring Street, 1953
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Description
Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles from the intersection of First Street and Spring Street, 1953. A large number of light-colored buildings can be seen from the foreground into the distance. In the foreground at right, the impressive Los Angeles Times Building is visible. A large parking lot can be seen in the foreground at left. Broad, paved streets are visible, and many cars and pedestrians can be seen on the roads. A low line of hills can be seen in the background at right. Also In view are the Nibblers Restaurant, Security First National Bank, Eagleson's, Sam Cook, Fidelity Building, Rowan Buidling, and the Biltmore Hotel.
Asset Metadata
Title
Birdseye view of Los Angeles from the intersection of First Street and Spring Street, 1953
Subject
buildings
(lcsh),
cities
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- Streets -- Spring Street -- 1st to 3rd
(file heading),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Downtown Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Spring Street & 1st Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
34.0409,-118.25658 (
point
), 34.04605,-118.24669 (
point
), 34.05235,-118.25618 (
point
), 34.05316,-118.24416 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1953
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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
1953
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-m750
Identifier
32871 (
accession number
), CHS-32871 (
call number
), CHS-32871 (
filename
), isla id: S-95 (
identifying number
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-7103 (
legacy record id
), chs-m750 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-751 (
legacy record id
), 1-9-139 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
7103
Unique identifier
UC122196
Legacy Identifier
CHS-32871.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.5 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
49.6 cm × 39.6 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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