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Exterior view of the Long Beach Steam Plant transformers, ca.1930
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Exterior view of the Long Beach Steam Plant transformers, ca.1930
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Long Beach Steam Plant transformers, ca.1930. Large machines are attached to the side of a concrete building. The machines are composed of rounded metal with planks of metal protruding out of them. The machines on the right have cylindrical objects on top of them while the machines on the left have conical objects on top. Wires are attached to the tops of the machines. A man stands in the center of the image in front of the transformers.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of the Long Beach Steam Plant transformers, ca.1930
Subject
Electric power
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Electric
(file heading),
Southern California Edison Company
(subject),
Steam power-plants
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Long Beach
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1930
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
1930
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-m11878
Identifier
40715 (
accession number
), CHS-40715 (
call number
), CHS-40715 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11288 (
legacy record id
), chs-m11878 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12030 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1186 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11288
Unique identifier
UC128840
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40715.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
21.0 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
53.3 cm × 41.9 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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