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Exterior view of Union Station, looking west toward the Civic Center, ca.1942
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Exterior view of Union Station, looking west toward the Civic Center, ca.1942
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of Union Station, looking west toward the Civic Center, ca.1942. Union Station can be seen in the foreground, with its clocktower visible at right. A sign above the clock reads, "Pacific Standard Time". Several people walk through the interior courtyard, while a sign on a lamp post in the courtyard reads "Shelter", indicating an air raid shelter. City Hall is visible in the left background, among other Civic Center buildings.
Asset Metadata
Title
Exterior view of Union Station, looking west toward the Civic Center, ca.1942
Subject
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Train stations -- Union Station
(file heading),
railroad features
(adlf),
Railroads -- Stations
(lcsh),
Union Station
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1942
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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
1942
Contributor
Foster & Kleiser (8/30/79)
(donor)
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-m1547
Identifier
31167 (
accession number
), CHS-31167 (
call number
), CHS-31167 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-2409 (
legacy record id
), chs-m1547 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-1595 (
legacy record id
), 1-119- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2409
Unique identifier
UC115968
Legacy Identifier
CHS-31167.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.9 in × 16.1 in at 300dpi
50.6 cm × 40.9 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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