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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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Description
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".
Asset Metadata
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.
Access Conditions
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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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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