Rooftop view of the Marine Exchange, showing men signaling to ship, ca.1920-1929

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Title Rooftop view of the Marine Exchange, showing men signaling to ship, ca.1920-1929

Description Photograph of rooftop view of the Marine Exchange, showing men signaling to ship, ca.1920-1929. To the right, the rectangular, flat rooftop of the Marine Exchange can be seen. At its center, a large barred structure with a pole at its top can be seen. To the left of the rooftop, two men wearing long-sleeved shirts and slacks can be seen. The man on the left can be seen holding small flags while signaling with his arms. The man on the right holds a small telescope in his hands and looks out to sea. In the extreme background, several large ships can be seen on the water.

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1920/1929

Subject Harbors (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), Harbors -- Port charges (lcsh), Los Angeles -- San Pedro and Wilmington -- Marine Exchange (file heading), Marine Exchange (subject)

Tags oai:digitallibrary.usc.edu:chs,OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1920/1929

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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)

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-m4735

Identifier 36201 (accession number), CHS-36201 (call number), CHS-36201 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-25062 (legacy record id), chs-m4735 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-4833 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 25062

Unique identifier UC128713

Legacy Identifier CHS-36201.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.3 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
33.8 cm × 42.8 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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