California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Statues of saber-tooth tigers fighting over the carcass of a buffalo at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

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Statues of saber-tooth tigers fighting over the carcass of a buffalo at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

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Photograph of statues of saber-tooth tigers fighting over the carcass of a buffalo at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. A saber-tooth tiger is perched on the buffalo at left, while two more tigers are fighting at right. The buffalo is partially submerged in a small tar pit. There are tall bushes behind the statues, and the area around the pit is covered in grass. This sculptural group was made in 1934; one of the tigers and the carcass of the bison disappeared in the 1950s during re-landscaping, and as of the end of 2012 the museum has no record of their whereabouts.

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Title Statues of saber-tooth tigers fighting over the carcass of a buffalo at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

Creator Beck, Herman T. (creator), Roop, Joseph L. (creator)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Subject Animals, Fossil (lcsh), Hancock Park LaBrea Tar Pits (subject), Los Angeles -- Parks -- Hancock Park (file heading), Parks (lcsh), Parks (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (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.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3619

Identifier 33279 (accession number), CHS-33279 (call number), CHS-33279 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4554 (legacy record id), chs-m3619 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-3694 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4554

Unique identifier UC119055

Legacy Identifier CHS-33279.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 14.9 in × 11.7 in at 300dpi
37.9 cm × 29.7 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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