California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Birdseye view of Los Angeles looking southeast from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1934

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Birdseye view of Los Angeles looking southeast from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1934

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Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles looking southeast from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1934. Many large, low buildings are visible. In the background at left, the front of a Gothic-style building can be seen, while a large parking lot can be seen in the foreground at right. A cylindrical water tower can be seen on the roof of a tall, flat-roofed office building at center. The city sprawls into the distance across the entire image.; Legible signs include, from left: "Tires for Less", "12th Street Garage", "Union Oil Products", "24 Hour Service", "J. Hauser Parking", "Illustrated Daily News", "Renton Motor Cars", "Walter's Auto Supply & Hardware Co.", "F.W. Braun Bldg. Lofts Offices Fireproofed Sprinklered Printers Manufacturers Jobbers", "California Auto Exchange Used Cars", "Hotel James", "White House Auto Supply", "Schultz & Co.", "Auto Paint", "Tires Tubes", "The Clearing House", "Road Race" and "Auto Truck Furniture".

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Title Birdseye view of Los Angeles looking southeast from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1934

Subject 12th Street Garage (subject), Automobiles -- Maintenance and repair (lcsh), cities (adlf), Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (Aerials, wide panoramas) (file heading), Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (General) (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 12th Street (roadway), California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1934-03-01

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat), transparencies (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 1934-03-01

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2850

Identifier 35280 (accession number), CHS-35280 (call number), CHS-35280 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-3749 (legacy record id), chs-m2850 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-2921 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3749

Unique identifier UC116087

Legacy Identifier CHS-35280.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.7 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
47.6 cm × 33.7 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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