Exterior view of NBC Studios, ca.1938

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Exterior view of NBC Studios, ca.1938. In the foreground at center, a series of automobiles can be seen in the large parking lot. Palm trees and lampposts are visible nearby. In the background, a small sidewalk wraps around the building. Two people can be seen standing on the sidewalk at left. At center, the large building is visible. At the center of the structure, the letters "NBC" are visible. Columns of windows line the center section of the structure on either side. The building further extends to both the left and the right.

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Title Exterior view of NBC Studios, ca.1938

Subject Los Angeles -- Hollywood -- Architecture -- Commercial (file heading), NBC (subject), Radio broadcasting (lcsh), telecommunication features (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1938

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1938

Contributor Conrich, Robert S. (donated 1983) (donor)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3242

Identifier 41635 (accession number), CHS-41635 (call number), CHS-41635 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4200 (legacy record id), chs-m3242 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-3314 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4200

Unique identifier UC118642

Legacy Identifier CHS-41635.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 14.2 in × 10.1 in at 300dpi
36.2 cm × 25.8 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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