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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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Homes and businesses stretch in all directions on what used to be agricultural land near the Chevrolet plant
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Homes and businesses stretch in all directions on what used to be agricultural land near the Chevrolet plant
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Description
Aerial photograph showing homes and Businesses stretching in all directions on what used to be agricultural land near the Chevrolet plant in the San Fernando Valley. "Homes and business firms stretch in all directions in the valley today. Compared with photo on left, landmark is still noticeable is Chevrolet plant at extreme left. During 1952, there were 30,000 new structures in valley. Some 15,000 new homes are anticipated in the area during this year" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated, "January 12, 1953". Verso dated, "January 13, 1953". "E 1-223 -- 7-9-52 / Panorama City" -- handwritten on verso.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Asset Metadata
Title
Homes and businesses stretch in all directions on what used to be agricultural land near the Chevrolet plant
Subject
California -- San Fernando -- City, Valley
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Chevrolet Factory
(manmade features),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
San Fernando Valley
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
-118.40482,34.28825 (
point
), -118.44779,34.24464 (
point
), -118.45364,34.32781 (
point
), -118.48265,34.28758 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1952-07-09
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
1952-07-09
Creator
Spence Air Photos
(photographer)
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-m3508
Identifier
3-1275-02806-3056 (
barcode
), EXM-P-S-CAL-SAN-FER-CIT-VAL-032 (
filename
), examiner-m4404 (
legacy collection record id
), examiner-c44-90688 (
legacy record id
), examiner-m3508 (
legacy record id
), EXM-P-S-CAL-SAN-FER-CIT-VAL-032 (
original filename
), Subjects 117 (
print box
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
90688
Unique identifier
UC11732267
Legacy Identifier
EXM-P-S-CAL-SAN-FER-CIT-VAL-032.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.0 in × 12.5 in at 300dpi
40.7 cm × 31.9 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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