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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Testing platform for Desert Rat missiles at Edwards Rocket Base, [s.d.]
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Testing platform for Desert Rat missiles at Edwards Rocket Base, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a testing site for Desert Rat missiles at Edwards Rocket Base, [s.d.]. Two tall missiles point upwards from their respective stands atop a large base built near a rocky area.
Asset Metadata
Title
Testing platform for Desert Rat missiles at Edwards Rocket Base, [s.d.]
Subject
Electronics
(lcsh),
Guided missile industries
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry
(lcsh),
Industry -- Aerospace -- General
(file heading),
Rockets (Aeronautics)
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
6633 Canoga Avenue
(roadway),
California
(states),
Canoga Park
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
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)
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-m20635
Identifier
46172 (
accession number
), CHS-46172 (
call number
), CHS-46172 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-24583 (
legacy record id
), chs-m20635 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 356-570 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
24583
Unique identifier
UC130516
Legacy Identifier
CHS-46172.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.5 in × 20.8 in at 300dpi
42.0 cm × 52.8 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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