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Two men operating a locomotive engine, ca.1920
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Two men operating a locomotive engine, ca.1920
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Description
Photograph of two men operating a locomotive engine, ca.1920. At right, the first man leans out of one of the locomotive windows, looking backward. To the left and deeper in the engine, the second man is draped in shadow, operating what appear to be controls.
Asset Metadata
Title
Two men operating a locomotive engine, ca.1920
Subject
railroad features
(adlf),
Railroads
(lcsh),
Transportation -- Railroads -- General
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 15 x 13 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
1920
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-m12062
Identifier
43682 (
accession number
), CHS-43682 (
call number
), CHS-43682 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11557 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12062 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12214 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-2151 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11557
Unique identifier
UC129819
Legacy Identifier
CHS-43682.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.8 in × 24.9 in at 300dpi
50.5 cm × 63.4 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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