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Three men standing in front of the Little Rock Dam near Palmdale, April 11, 1926
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Three men standing in front of the Little Rock Dam near Palmdale, April 11, 1926
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Photograph of three men standing in front of the Little Rock Dam near Palmdale, April 11, 1926. The men can be seen standing next to each other at center looking left, while the man at center is pointing with his left hand. Water can be seen spilling out of the dam behind the men, while a man can be seen on top of the dam at left. A sign on the dam reads, "Palmdale & Little Rock Irrigation Proje[ct]. Built 1923 [...] 175 feet high [...]". The men include: Arthur S. Bent, attorney, W.C. Detchner of Dr. George P. Clements.
Asset Metadata
Title
Three men standing in front of the Little Rock Dam near Palmdale, April 11, 1926
Subject
dam sites
(adlf),
Dams
(lcsh),
General Subjects -- Engineering -- Dams -- Uncataloged
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Palmdale
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1926-04-11
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
1926-04-11
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20607
Identifier
37013 (
accession number
), CHS-37013 (
call number
), CHS-37013 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-24527 (
legacy record id
), chs-m20607 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
24527
Unique identifier
UC130603
Legacy Identifier
CHS-37013.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.8 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
47.9 cm × 34.1 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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