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Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940
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Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940. Two tall, octagonal buildings stand side by side at center with men manipulating the apparatuses on each of the buildings' top levels where no walls fill the metal frames. Metal walls protect the lower levels of the buildings while walkways protrude from the frame and tall staircases climb along the sides to the concrete platform below. Tall pipes stand among the skeletal towers which crowd the left side while wide, lightly-colored cylindrical structures blanket the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of an unidentified oil refinery, ca.1940
Subject
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Oil -- General
(file heading),
Petroleum industry and trade
(lcsh),
Petroleum refineries
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1940
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
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
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12231
Identifier
41062 (
accession number
), CHS-41062 (
call number
), CHS-41062 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11697 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12231 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12384 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1331 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
), 599 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11697
Unique identifier
UC130572
Legacy Identifier
CHS-41062.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
14.9 in × 18.8 in at 300dpi
38.0 cm × 47.8 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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