Lawn bowling, ca.1930

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Photograph of lawn bowling, ca.1930. In the right foreground, an old man man is standing in a delivery position on a mat. Three men are located behind him either standing or sitting on a bench; bushes are visible along the bench. Further to the back, a group of people standing on a row of four mats is visible while some are looking in the direction of the viewer; small bowls can be seen around each of these mats. A row of parked automobiles, positioned in front of a house, and a sign that says "For Sale [...]"on an empty grassy lot serve as the backdrop.

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Title Lawn bowling, ca.1930

Subject Lawn bowls (lcsh), Recreation -- Lawn bowling (file heading), recreational facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1930

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)

Date Created 1930

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-m11536

Identifier 42838 (accession number), CHS-42838 (call number), CHS-42838 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-10956 (legacy record id), chs-m11536 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11686 (legacy record id), 84-1-96 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 10956

Unique identifier UC118418

Legacy Identifier CHS-42838.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.9 in × 20.9 in at 300dpi
43.0 cm × 53.1 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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