California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1930

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Panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1930

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Photograph of panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1930. In the foreground at left, a large building labeled "South Western" can be seen. In the background, a series of small buildings can be seen beside a road at center. Two railcars and several automobiles can be seen along the street. To the far right, the Belasco Theatre is visible. In the extreme background at center, a line of tall buildings is visible. A mountain range can be seen beyond the city extending from left to right. Large clouds loom in the sky overhead and across the mountain range.

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Title Panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1930

Subject Belasco Theater (subject), cities (adlf), Cities and towns (lcsh), Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (General) (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930-03-01

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 1930-03-01

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2888

Identifier 36042 (accession number), CHS-36042 (call number), CHS-36042 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-3786 (legacy record id), chs-m2888 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-2959 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3786

Unique identifier UC115967

Legacy Identifier CHS-36042.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

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