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View down a street in Los Angeles as viewed from atop a building, ca.1945
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View down a street in Los Angeles as viewed from atop a building, ca.1945
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Description
Photograph of a view down a street in Los Angeles as viewed from atop a building, ca.1945. The paved street below can be seen filled with automobiles and buses. It runs from the center foreground to the background and is lined with tall buildings with flat roofs. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalks. A vertical sign reading, "California" can be seen to the left of center on the side of a building, while the edge of a rooftop is visible in the left foreground.
Asset Metadata
Title
View down a street in Los Angeles as viewed from atop a building, ca.1945
Subject
Angelus Hotel
(subject),
buildings
(adlf),
Hotels, taverns, etc.
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (Streets)
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
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-m2863
Identifier
36045 (
accession number
), CHS-36045 (
call number
), CHS-36045 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3762 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2863 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2934 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3762
Unique identifier
UC116006
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36045.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.6 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
49.8 cm × 40.4 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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