Trees on a small hill in Placerita Canyon, the site of gold discovery in 1842, ca.1900-1940

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Photograph of trees on a small hill in Placerita Canyon, the site of gold discovery in 1842, ca.1900-1940. Full trees can be seen at left and right on a small incline, while two trees with thin trunks can be seen to the left of center. A bush is visible at center. Shrubs and grasses are visible throughout, while more trees can be seen in the background.

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Title Trees on a small hill in Placerita Canyon, the site of gold discovery in 1842, ca.1900-1940

Subject canyons (adlf), canyons (lcsh), Gold (lcsh), Los Angeles County -- Newhall (file heading), Mines and mineral resources (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900/1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 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 1900/1940

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5973

Identifier 45000 (accession number), CHS-45000 (call number), CHS-45000 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5983 (legacy record id), chs-m5973 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-6081 (legacy record id), 84-1-2412 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5983

Unique identifier UC127674

Legacy Identifier CHS-45000.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 42.1 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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