California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955

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Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955

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Photograph of the exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, in August 1955. Several fractioning columns shoot up from a convoluted maze of pipes and tanks. Metal-railed stairs lead from one level to the next, while cylindrical metal casings line ladders built into the columns. What appears to be a heavily populated area lines the distance, beneath the lines of utility poles. The background is otherwise neutral.; Photoprint reads: "The heart of the butaldieve producing faciliites of the Shell Chmical Corp's synthetic rubber plant in Torrance -- scene shows pipes and fractioning columns. Butadiene is produced by splitting off hydrogen from butylene gas. The feedstock, butylene, is a by-product of oil refineries cracking process".

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Title Exterior of the Shell Chemical Corporation exterior, a plant composed of Butadiene producing facilities, 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-m12522

Identifier 41204 (accession number), CHS-41204 (call number), CHS-41204 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12000 (legacy record id), chs-m12522 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12677 (legacy record id), 84-1-610 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12000

Unique identifier UC131542

Legacy Identifier CHS-41204.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 21.0 in × 16.3 in at 300dpi
53.5 cm × 41.5 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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