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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing Pershing Square at center, ca.1930-1939
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Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing Pershing Square at center, ca.1930-1939
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Description
Photograph of panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing Pershing Square at center, ca.1930-1939. In the foreground at center, plumes of smoke rise from a small smokestack between two large buildings. In the background at center, the large grassy area of Pershing Square can be seen. Trees completely cover the park. To the far left, a wide road can be seen extending into the background at left. To the right, a series of tall structures is visible. In the extreme background at center, cranes can be seen along the rooftop of a building. Legible signs include: "State Life Indiana", "Camels", "Knickerbocker", and "Bank of Italy [...]".
Asset Metadata
Title
Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing Pershing Square at center, ca.1930-1939
Subject
cities
(adlf),
Cities and towns
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (City Hall, Pershing Square)
(file heading),
Parks
(lcsh),
Pershing Square
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Hill Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1930/1939
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 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
1930/1939
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-m2873
Identifier
36050 (
accession number
), CHS-36050 (
call number
), CHS-36050 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3772 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2873 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2944 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3772
Unique identifier
UC115965
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36050.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.0 in × 16.0 in at 300dpi
50.8 cm × 40.8 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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