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Construction site for the Los Angeles Central Library, 1920-1929
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Construction site for the Los Angeles Central Library, 1920-1929
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Description
Photograph of the construction site for the Los Angeles Central Library, 1920-1929. A few hundred men wearing suits and hats can be seen milling about to the right of center. Two one-room structures can be seen at left, while what appears to be a bulldozer can be seen at left towards the background. Multiple-story buildings can be seen in the background, while smoke can be seen coming out of a machine in the left background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Construction site for the Los Angeles Central Library, 1920-1929
Subject
Building
(lcsh),
Libraries
(lcsh),
library buildings
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- Libraries
(file heading),
Los Angeles Public Library
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
630 West 5th Street
(roadway),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920/1929
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 15 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
1920/1929
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-m1893
Identifier
41428 (
accession number
), CHS-41428 (
call number
), CHS-41428 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-2745 (
legacy record id
), chs-m1893 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-1945 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2745
Unique identifier
UC116707
Legacy Identifier
CHS-41428.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
21.0 in × 17.9 in at 300dpi
53.4 cm × 45.5 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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