Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928

Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928 [image 4]

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Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928 [image 4]

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Photograph of men unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928. "Automobile, Union Pacific, Chicago and [ilg], The NorthWestern Line, Cap[acit]y Nom[inal], Load Lim[it], Light, Max[imum] L[ilg]" -- written on train. "Majestic Electric Radio, Ungar & Watson Inc[orporated], [ilg], 1363 1/2 S[outh] Figueroa, WEstmore 7281" -- written on truck. "[ilg] Majestic [ilg]" -- written on crates. "The Broadway Department Store Warehouse" -- signage on building. "[ilg] 269-649, [ilg]" -- license plate on truck.

Asset Metadata

Title Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928 [image 4]

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Men (lcsh), Radio --Receivers and reception (lcsh), Railroad trains (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Type images

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Access Conditions Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/whit-c170-9884

Identifier DW-1928-12-17-76~04.TIF (filename), whit-c170-9884 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 9884

Unique identifier UC12036206

Legacy Identifier DW-1928-12-17-76/DW-1928-12-17-76~04.tif

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 32.0 in × 22.7 in at 300dpi
81.2 cm × 57.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928

Inherited Title Unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928 (title)

Description 5 photographs of men unloading radios from train, Southern California, 1928. "Subject: Unloading radios from train; Client: Majestic Radio; Classifications: T, Train Freight; Number of Prints: 1 ea[ch], 3, 1 #4; Size: 8x10, 11x14; Finish: gl[ossy], dull; Year: 1928; Job: 12-17-76" -- on envelope front. "#4 Sec[tion] 1 of Matt Bawls 4/45" -- on envelope back.

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Bawls, Matt (personal name), Grigsby Grunow Co. (corporate name), Majestic Radio (corporate name), Men (lcsh), Pacific Macaroni (corporate name), Radio --Receivers and reception (lcsh), Railroad trains (lcsh), Smith Brothers Truck Co. (corporate name), The Broadway Department Store (corporate name), Union Pacific (corporate name)

Coverage Spatial California (states), California, Southern (region), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1928

Inherited Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Bawls, Matt (personal name), Grigsby Grunow Co. (corporate name), Majestic Radio (corporate name), Men (lcsh), Pacific Macaroni (corporate name), Radio --Receivers and reception (lcsh), Railroad trains (lcsh), Smith Brothers Truck Co. (corporate name), The Broadway Department Store (corporate name), Union Pacific (corporate name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Date Created 1928

Creator Dick Whittington Studio (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type images

Format 5 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope (aacr2), 5x7 in. (format), B/W Nitrate (format), negatives (aat), photographs (aat)

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