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Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942
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Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942
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Description
Photograph of an interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942. A large stack of cans can be seen in the foreground at center, while several rows of shelves stacked high with goods are visible in the background. Light is provided by lamps hanging from the ceiling. At center, a large neon sign advertises Ben-Hur Coffee, while similar signs denote different sections of the store. Rectangular windows can be seen high on the wall in the distance at left.
Asset Metadata
Title
Interior view of a supermarket in Los Angeles, 1942
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets #2
(file heading),
Signs and signboards
(lcsh),
Stores, Retail
(lcsh),
Supermarkets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1942
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
1942
Contributor
Dick Whittington Photography
(provenance),
Foster & Kleiser
(contributor)
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-m1339
Identifier
31300 (
accession number
), CHS-31300 (
call number
), CHS-31300 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-2214 (
legacy record id
), chs-m1339 (
legacy record id
), USC-3-1-1-1385 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), P82-9-1 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2214
Unique identifier
UC115763
Legacy Identifier
CHS-31300.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.0 in × 15.5 in at 300dpi
48.4 cm × 39.4 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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