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Aerial view of the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, March 9, 1973
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Aerial view of the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, March 9, 1973
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Description
Photograph of an aerial view of the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, March 9, 1973. Several tall skyscrapers can be seen at center, including the twin AARCO towers. The Harbor Freeway runs from the foreground at left to the background at center, while the Hollywood Freeway runs across the image from left to right in the background. In addition to the tall buildings, there are hundreds of smaller structures visible as well, including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the background at right. Large areas of the city are covered by parking lots.
Asset Metadata
Title
Aerial view of the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles, March 9, 1973
Subject
cities
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- General views -- Aerials (1970)
(file heading),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Bunker Hill
(city or populated place),
California
(states),
Harbor Freeway
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1973-03-09
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1973-03-09
Creator
Bliss, Gail
(photographer)
Contributor
Foster & Kleiser
(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-m2834
Identifier
32780 (
accession number
), CHS-32780 (
call number
), CHS-32780 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3733 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2834 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-2904 (
legacy record id
), 1-23- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3733
Unique identifier
UC115972
Legacy Identifier
CHS-32780.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.8 in × 16.1 in at 300dpi
50.5 cm × 40.9 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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