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Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic rubber plant, in August 1955
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Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic rubber plant, in August 1955
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Description
Photograph of the exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic rubber plant, in August 1955. Fourteen round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, sit atop elevated metal structures. Each has a winding stair connected to it, which leads to the ground below. A complex series of pipes streams from the right and connects to the tanks from their respective bases. In the background, at right, the tops of several tall vessels appear, alongside several stacks. Rows of cylindrical tanks line the far distance.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation synthetic rubber plant, in August 1955
Subject
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies
(file heading),
Rubber industry and trade
(lcsh),
Shell Chemical Corporation
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Torrance
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1955-08-15
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
1955-08-15
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-m12520
Identifier
41202 (
accession number
), CHS-41202 (
call number
), CHS-41202 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11998 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12520 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-12675 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-613 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11998
Unique identifier
UC131550
Legacy Identifier
CHS-41202.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.8 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
52.9 cm × 41.7 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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