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Exterior view of the Mount Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, ca.1935
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Exterior view of the Mount Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, ca.1935
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Mount Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, ca.1935. The massive domed building is at center. There is an open rectangular doorway with a wide set of steps leading into the building at the base of the structure. The dome is shiny and is reflecting the sunlight. The hill in front of the observatory is covered with an assortment of small bushes and trees. Two rocks can be seen in the foreground at right.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of the Mount Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, ca.1935
Subject
Mount Palomar Observatory
(subject),
Observatories
(lcsh),
Observatories -- Mount Palomar Observatory
(file heading),
research facilities
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
San Diego
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1935
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
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
1935
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-m10557
Identifier
33366 (
accession number
), CHS-33366 (
call number
), CHS-33366 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-15684 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10557 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10705 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
15684
Unique identifier
UC143835
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33366.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.6 in × 10.8 in at 300dpi
34.5 cm × 27.6 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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