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Interior view of the Ray Day Piston Factory in Seattle, Washington, 1930-1940
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Interior view of the Ray Day Piston Factory in Seattle, Washington, 1930-1940
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Description
Photograph of an interior view of the Ray Day Piston Factory in Seattle, Washington, 1930-1940. A large machine is at left and a man is working to make pistons. The machine is made mostly of metal, and a large belt can be seen around a wheel at left. Metal filings cover the floor around the machine. At right, two more men inspect stacks of the metal cylinders that are piled high on several wooden tables. The floor and walls of the factory are made from wooden boards.
Asset Metadata
Title
Interior view of the Ray Day Piston Factory in Seattle, Washington, 1930-1940
Subject
Factories
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Plants -- Interiors -- Male workers
(file heading),
Pistons
(lcsh),
Ray Day Piston Factory
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
King
(counties),
Seattle
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries),
Washington
(states)
Temporal Subject
1930/1940
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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
1930/1940
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10683
Identifier
33207 (
accession number
), CHS-33207 (
call number
), CHS-33207 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-15798 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10683 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10832 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1936 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
15798
Unique identifier
UC120975
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33207.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.8 in × 16.0 in at 300dpi
50.2 cm × 40.7 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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