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View of the Los Angeles Central Library looking northeast and area buildings, ca.1945
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View of the Los Angeles Central Library looking northeast and area buildings, ca.1945
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Description
Photograph of a view of the Los Angeles Central Library looking northeast and area buildings, ca.1945. The library can be seen to the right of center with a tower on top and road leading to the front entrance. The road is lined with trees. Another road can be seen running from the left to the right background. A parking lot is visible in the foreground, while tall buildings can be seen throughout. Hills can be seen in the distance.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of the Los Angeles Central Library looking northeast and area buildings, ca.1945
Subject
California Club
(subject),
Libraries
(lcsh),
library buildings
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (City Hall, Pershing Square)
(file heading),
Los Angeles Library
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
5th Street
(roadway),
California
(states),
Flower Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1945
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
1945
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-m2867
Identifier
36056 (
accession number
), CHS-36056 (
call number
), CHS-36056 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3766 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2867 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2938 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3766
Unique identifier
UC116193
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36056.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.2 in × 10.7 in at 300dpi
33.7 cm × 27.2 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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