Exterior of the Samson Rubber Company, in Compton, November 1928

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Photograph of the exterior of the Samson Rubber Company, in Compton, November 1928. A well-ventilated brick structure stands at center, bearing a painted sign that reads "Samson Tires". Left of the building stands a tall tank, while an empty field spans the right. In the distance, the tops of stacks tower, whilst a fence surrounds the company in the foreground.

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Title Exterior of the Samson Rubber Company, in Compton, November 1928

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies (file heading), Rubber industry and trade (lcsh), Samson Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Compton (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1928-11-01

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 1928-11-01

Creator Acme Engraving Company (engraver)

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-m12513

Identifier 41198 (accession number), CHS-41198 (call number), CHS-41198 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11991 (legacy record id), chs-m12513 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12668 (legacy record id), 84-1-624 (microfiche number), USC (project), 3584 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11991

Unique identifier UC131547

Legacy Identifier CHS-41198.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 21.0 in × 16.3 in at 300dpi
53.4 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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