Exterior drawing of Axelson Machine company building, ca.1925

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Photograph of exterior drawing of Axelson Machine company building, ca.1925. At center, the square exterior perimeter of the Axelson Machine company can be seen. At the bottom-center of the image, a small building lined with several windows is seen with the company's name and logo painted on the outer façade of the entryway. Atop the building, an American flag is seen adjacent to several large vents. Behind this building, a line of two long buildings with angled rooftops can be seen. Another building with a similar structure can also be seen at the center of the perimeter. Several windows line the sides of these buildings, and a large entryway is seen in addition to a standard door can be seen on the building on the right. At the center, several small buildings surround a small patch of lawn. A circular mound is visible at the center of the lawn. Behind these buildings, a tall water tower with the name "Axelson" seen on its side is visible. In the extreme foreground to the left, a two trolleys are seen moving along a wide street. In the extreme background, parts of a city are barely visible.

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Title Exterior drawing of Axelson Machine company building, ca.1925

Subject Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Panoramic views (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1925

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), art (aat), 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 1925

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-m10665

Identifier 40794 (accession number), CHS-40794 (call number), CHS-40794 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-14747 (legacy record id), chs-m10665 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10814 (legacy record id), 84-1-1990 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 14747

Unique identifier UC120888

Legacy Identifier CHS-40794.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.9 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
53.1 cm × 41.9 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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