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Exterior view of the Westwood Ambassador apartment buildings, 1937
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Exterior view of the Westwood Ambassador apartment buildings, 1937
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Westwood Ambassador apartment buildings, 1937. The apartment complex is elevated onto a hill, a set of steps at center leading up past its sign to the courtyard. Below, three automobiles can be seen parked along the sidewalk. The building was designed by Milton J. Black. It was located at 10427 Wilshire Blvd., on the north-east corner of Wilshire and Holmby Avenue.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of the Westwood Ambassador apartment buildings, 1937
Subject
Apartment houses
(lcsh),
buildings
(adlf),
Los Angeles County -- Los Angeles -- Westwood -- West Los Angeles
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
10427 Wilshire Boulevard
(roadway),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries),
Westwood
(city or populated place)
Temporal Subject
1937-12-01
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 12 x 18 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
1937-12-01
Creator
Black, Milton J.
(architect)
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-m5037
Identifier
37084 (
accession number
), CHS-37084 (
call number
), CHS-37084 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-25585 (
legacy record id
), chs-m5037 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-5139 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 37024 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
25585
Unique identifier
UC128613
Legacy Identifier
CHS-37084.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.5 in × 13.2 in at 300dpi
47.1 cm × 33.6 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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