California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940

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Steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940

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Photograph of the steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940. The large ship is headed to the left and has a light-colored hull. Several small portholes are visible along the hull. There is a mast near the bow with two small cranes attached. There are many people visible on the decks, especially near on the superstructure near the middle of the ship. Two dark-colored smokestacks are visible at center. The water around the ship is calm and smooth.

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Title Steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940

Subject City of Los Angeles (Ship) (subject), Harbors (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), Passenger ships (lcsh), ships (lcsh), Steamboats (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Steam -- Passenger (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), San Pedro (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920/1940

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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 1920/1940

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-m1491

Identifier 33181 (accession number), CHS-33181 (call number), CHS-33181 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2355 (legacy record id), chs-m1491 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-1536 (legacy record id), 84-1-1721 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2355

Unique identifier UC115991

Legacy Identifier CHS-33181.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.9 in × 15.8 in at 300dpi
50.7 cm × 40.2 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

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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