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California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Los Angeles Aqueduct showing open section, [s.d.]
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Los Angeles Aqueduct showing open section, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a Los Angeles Aqueduct showing open section, [s.d.]. Cement walls that are slightly angled curve from the right foreground to the left and into the background while water flows between the bottom of the walls. Large piles of rocks are scattered about on both sides of the aqueduct while a train track can be seen crossing over a bridge in the right foreground and going into the distance. A few buildings can be seen to the right of center while the outline of mountains are visible in the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Los Angeles Aqueduct showing open section, [s.d.]
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Subject
aqueducts
(lcsh),
aqueducts
(adlf),
Engineering -- Aqueducts #6 -- Los Angeles Aqueduct
(file heading),
Engineers
(lcsh),
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
(subject),
Water-supply
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegatives, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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)
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-m20507
Identifier
35745 (
accession number
), CHS-35745 (
call number
), CHS-35745 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-24319 (
legacy record id
), chs-m20507 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
24319
Unique identifier
UC130698
Legacy Identifier
CHS-35745.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.0 in × 11.9 in at 300dpi
40.8 cm × 30.4 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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