Exterior of American Encaustic Tiling Company, ca.1920

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Photograph of exterior of American Encaustic Tiling Company, ca.1920. At center, the large brick exterior of the building extends from the far left to the right. Two rows of twelve windows are visible along the side of the building with various windows open. Above the top row of windows, a small sign near the center of the structure reads: "American Encaustic Tiling Co". In front of the building, a set of railroad tracks can be seen. A series of railroad cars are visible to the left of the image. Further in the foreground, two utility poles can be seen. A series of separated pipes lie in a line next to utility poles on both sides. In the extreme background, additional utility poles and wires can be seen.

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Title Exterior of American Encaustic Tiling Company, ca.1920

Subject American Encaustic Tiling Company (subject), Clay (lcsh), Factories (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Plants -- Installations -- Exteriors (file heading), Tiles (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1928-05

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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 1928-05

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10659

Identifier 40817 (accession number), CHS-40817 (call number), CHS-40817 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-14742 (legacy record id), chs-m10659 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-10808 (legacy record id), 84-1-1987 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 14742

Unique identifier UC120839

Legacy Identifier CHS-40817.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.4 in × 16.2 in at 300dpi
51.8 cm × 41.3 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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