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Grade separation (1st St. bridge) over FigueroaSt. in Los Angeles, ca. 1940
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Grade separation (1st St. bridge) over FigueroaSt. in Los Angeles, ca. 1940
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Description
Photograph of a grade separation (First Street bridge) over Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, ca. 1940. A paved road with traffic marks and a number of automobiles on it can be seen from the foreground into the background. In the middle, the grade separation is visible running over the street. In the background, behind the separation, two rows of multi-storey buildings along with two rows of lamp poles can be seen on both sides of the street
Asset Metadata
Title
Grade separation (1st St. bridge) over FigueroaSt. in Los Angeles, ca. 1940
Subject
Bridges
(adlf),
Bridges
(lcsh),
buildings
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Bridges #2 -- Unidentified
(file heading),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
1st Street
(roadway),
California
(states),
Figueroa Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
34.057747,-118.252014 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1940
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)
Date Created
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-m4005
Identifier
44674 (
accession number
), CHS-44674 (
call number
), CHS-44674 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5522 (
legacy record id
), chs-m4005 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-4095 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 41764 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5522
Unique identifier
UC119361
Legacy Identifier
CHS-44674.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
42.9 in × 35.5 in at 300dpi
109.2 cm × 90.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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