California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, at the Shell Chemical Corporation, in August 1955

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Round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, at the Shell Chemical Corporation, in August 1955

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Photograph of round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, at the Shell Chemical Corporation, in August 1955. Part of a large tank appears at right, with a railed stair winding around it. Another round tank stands at left, and a metal staircase winds from its side down to the ground. In the background, a large structure looms behind a series of pipes.

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Title Round butadiene storage tanks, called hortonspheres, at the Shell Chemical Corporation, 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-m12521

Identifier 41203 (accession number), CHS-41203 (call number), CHS-41203 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11999 (legacy record id), chs-m12521 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12676 (legacy record id), 84-1-611 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11999

Unique identifier UC131545

Legacy Identifier CHS-41203.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.8 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.8 cm × 41.9 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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