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California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Publicity drawing depicting the Boulder Dam, [s.d.]
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Publicity drawing depicting the Boulder Dam, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a publicity drawing depicting the Boulder Dam, [s.d.]. At center, a crecent-shaped building stands at the foot of the dam, connected to two sets of railroad tracks that run on either side of the canyon in the foreground. The dam itself is visible in the background. Note in photo sleeve reads "Copied from print furnished by the Union Pacific publicity department".; Writing appended to photo reads "Drawing made under direction of Raymond F. Walter, chief engineer of Interior Department, which, he says, is the present conception of Boulder Dam as planned. Mr. Walter states plans may be changed later but this is what engineers and advisors of Interior Department have in mind at this present time".
Asset Metadata
Title
Publicity drawing depicting the Boulder Dam, [s.d.]
Subject
dam sites
(adlf),
Dams
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Arizona
(states),
Nevada
(states),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
(aacr2),
art
(aat),
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)
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-m23113
Identifier
49386 (
accession number
), CHS-49386 (
call number
), CHS-49386 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-22954 (
legacy record id
), chs-m23113 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
22954
Unique identifier
UC126444
Legacy Identifier
CHS-49386.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
25.3 in × 19.1 in at 300dpi
64.2 cm × 48.7 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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