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Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
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Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
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Los Angeles Civic Auditorium proposed site bound by 5th St., Harbor Freeway, 3rd St., and Hope, 1954
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Los Angeles Civic Auditorium proposed site bound by 5th St., Harbor Freeway, 3rd St., and Hope, 1954
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Description
Photograph of downtown Los Angeles with superimposed drawing of the site proposed for the Civic Auditorum in the area bound by Fifth Street, Harbor Freeway, Third Street, and Hope Street.. "Auditorium site: shown above is the proposed site of the Civic Auditorium in relation to prominent downtown buildings. Proposition F on June 8 ballot calls for Civic Auditorium to house national conventions, big league sports events and youth activities, and musical entertainments" -- clipping stamped "May 23, 1954" attached to verso dated "May 24, 1954". Highlighted are the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles Public Library, Statler Hotel, and General Petroleum Building.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Asset Metadata
Title
Los Angeles Civic Auditorium proposed site bound by 5th St., Harbor Freeway, 3rd St., and Hope, 1954
Subject
Downtown
(subject),
Los Angeles -- City -- Buildings -- Civic Center -- Redevelopment plans
(file heading),
Parking
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
2nd Street
(roadway),
Bunker Hill
(city or populated place),
California
(states),
Civic Center
(city or populated place),
Downtown Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Figueroa Street & 5th Street
(roadway),
Hope Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
-118.2225,34.04281 (
point
), -118.2541,34.04154 (
point
), -118.25477,34.05556 (
point
), -118.25752,34.0559 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1954-05-23
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
(collection),
Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
(subcollection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1954-05-23
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
cisadmin@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
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/examiner-m3049
Identifier
3-1275-02805-7520 (
barcode
), EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-566 (
filename
), examiner-m4404 (
legacy collection record id
), examiner-c44-90301 (
legacy record id
), examiner-m3049 (
legacy record id
), EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-566 (
original filename
), Subjects 319 (
print box
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
90301
Unique identifier
UC11733418
Legacy Identifier
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-566.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
11.7 in × 9.2 in at 300dpi
29.9 cm × 23.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
Description
The Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection consists of approximately 1.4 million prints and negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper. It was a daily newspaper, published in the afternoon on weekdays (Herald-Express) and in the morning on weekends (Examiner). The afternoon and morning papers merged in 1962 (Herald Examiner).
? 1903-1989: Los Angeles Examiner (founded 1903)
? 1931-1962: Los Angeles Herald-Express (formed from the 1931 merger of Los Angeles Evening Express and Evening Herald)
? 1962-1989: Los Angeles Herald Examiner (formed from the 1962 merger of the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the Los Angeles Examiner)
Almost every event and individual receiving news coverage in Los Angeles during the period late 1920's to 1961 is represented in the collection. Coverage is broad including crime, sports, society, art, and entertainment. The collection forms part of the Hearst Collection and was a gift from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Division of the Hearst Corporation in 1978.
The Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection (1950-1961) consists of approximately 215,000 4x5-inch negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
The Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection consists of approximately 1.2 million photoprints from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
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Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
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