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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Downtown Los Angeles, taken from south of the city, ca.1920-1939
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Downtown Los Angeles, taken from south of the city, ca.1920-1939
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Description
Photograph of a view of downtown Los Angeles taken from south of the city, ca.1920-1939. The dusty roads extend from the right foreground to the center distance. The foreground appears to be a residential area with small houses and trees. The tall buildings of the downtown area stand across the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Downtown Los Angeles, taken from south of the city, ca.1920-1939
Subject
cities
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (Streets)
(file heading),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920/1939
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
1920/1939
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-m2881
Identifier
36722 (
accession number
), CHS-36722 (
call number
), CHS-36722 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3779 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2881 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2952 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3779
Unique identifier
UC116165
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36722.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.5 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
42.0 cm × 33.9 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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