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Exterior view of Gay's Lion Farm on December 1, 1931
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Exterior view of Gay's Lion Farm on December 1, 1931
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Description
Exterior view of Gay's Lion Farm, December 1, 1931. A two-story stucco buildng can be seen at left. A large sign reads "Internationally Famous Gay's Lion Farm", while others advertise the nearly two hundred African lions and the farm's operating hours. A row of early-model automobiles can be seen parked in front of the building, while a large staute of a lion can be seen at right. A tall pepper tree is visible in the foreground at right.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of Gay's Lion Farm on December 1, 1931
Subject
Los Angeles County -- El Monte -- Gay's Lion Farm
(file heading),
Parks
(adlf),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
El Monte
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1931-12-01
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat),
transparencies
(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
1931-12-01
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-m3167
Identifier
35297 (
accession number
), CHS-35297 (
call number
), CHS-35297 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-4127 (
legacy record id
), chs-m3167 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
4127
Unique identifier
UC118565
Legacy Identifier
CHS-35297.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.7 in × 13.1 in at 300dpi
47.7 cm × 33.4 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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