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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Steam-shovel removing old sidewalk on Temple Street, [s.d.]
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Steam-shovel removing old sidewalk on Temple Street, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a steam-shovel removing old sidewalk on Temple Street, [s.d.]. At center, the steam shovel is shown, removing chunks of the sidewalk on which it is positioned. To the left, parked along the curb, a dump truck is filled with bits of concrete. At right, a crew works with a pickaxe and other tools while pedestrians observe. At the extreme left, automobiles pass by.
Asset Metadata
Title
Steam-shovel removing old sidewalk on Temple Street, [s.d.]
Subject
Building
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Streets -- Temple Street
(file heading),
Los Angeles City -- Public Works -- Construction scenes
(file heading),
roadways
(adlf),
Sidewalks
(lcsh),
Steam-shovels
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Temple Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
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-m4072
Identifier
44004 (
accession number
), CHS-44004 (
call number
), CHS-44004 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5568 (
legacy record id
), chs-m4072 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-4162 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5568
Unique identifier
UC119613
Legacy Identifier
CHS-44004.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.1 in × 13.2 in at 300dpi
46.0 cm × 33.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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