Aerial view of the UCLA campus from the south, ca.1955

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Photograph of an aerial view of the UCLA campus from the south, ca.1955. At center, a wide road can be seen extending into the extreme background. The area on the left where the residence halls would later be placed is still open ground. To the right of the road, the UCLA main campus is visible. The Sunset Reservoir appears behind the playing field. In the background, a wide mountain range can be seen.

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Title Aerial view of the UCLA campus from the south, ca.1955

Subject buildings (lcsh), educational facilities (adlf), Los Angeles -- Schools -- Colleges & Universities -- UCLA (file heading), UCLA (subject), Universities and colleges (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1955

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 1955

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-m4442

Identifier 42233 (accession number), CHS-42233 (call number), CHS-42233 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4788 (legacy record id), chs-m4442 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-4538 (legacy record id), 84-1-668 (microfiche number), USC (project), 5421-2 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4788

Unique identifier UC126517

Legacy Identifier CHS-42233.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.7 cm × 42.1 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

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