California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Birdseye view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, showing the Wiltern Theater, 1930-1939

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Birdseye view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, showing the Wiltern Theater, 1930-1939

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Photograph of a birdseye view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, showing the Wiltern Theater, 1930-1939. The twelve-story Wiltern is shown at right, featuring a marquee that reads "Warner". Wilshire is pictured at center, running into the distance, while Western runs perpendicular to it. A domed building is visible to the left.

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Title Birdseye view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, showing the Wiltern Theater, 1930-1939

Subject Los Angeles -- Streets -- Wilshire Boulevard (3 of 3) (file heading), roadways (adlf), Streets (lcsh), Theaters (lcsh), Warner Theater (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Western Avenue (roadway), Wilshire Boulevard (roadway)

Temporal Subject 1930/1939

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 1930/1939

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-m444

Identifier 36028 (accession number), CHS-36028 (call number), CHS-36028 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5665 (legacy record id), chs-m444 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-441 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5665

Unique identifier UC119638

Legacy Identifier CHS-36028.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.1 in at 300dpi
43.3 cm × 33.3 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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