California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Lankershim Boulevard near San Fernando Road before resurfacing, October 25, 1938

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Lankershim Boulevard near San Fernando Road before resurfacing, October 25, 1938

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Photograph of Lankershim Boulevard near San Fernando Road before resurfacing, October 25, 1938. Looking north from a point 1000 feet south of San Fernando Road before the addition of shoulders. The road can be seen from the left foreground to the center background. Utility poles line the street at right, while a small one-story house with an automobile parked next to it can be seen at left. Several round trees are visible, while mountains can be seen in the distance.

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Title Lankershim Boulevard near San Fernando Road before resurfacing, October 25, 1938

Subject Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley -- Streets (file heading), roadways (adlf), Streets -- Maintenance and repair (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Lankershim Boulevard near San Fernando Road (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1938-10-25

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)

Date Created 1938-10-25

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-m4348

Identifier 41986 (accession number), CHS-41986 (call number), CHS-41986 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4758 (legacy record id), chs-m4348 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4440 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4758

Unique identifier UC120105

Legacy Identifier CHS-41986.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.3 in × 13.8 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 35.0 cm at 300dpi

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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

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