Interior view of Department of Public Works office, [s.d.]

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Photograph of interior view of Department of Public Works office, [s.d.]. At center, a man wearing a suit sits in a chair with his legs crossed. He holds a paper with his left hand against his raised leg, while he writes with a pen in his right hand. Standing beside him, another man wearing a suit, tie, and glasses is visible. This man holds a small piece of paper between his hands. To the left of the men, a cluttered disk is visible. The various items on the desk include a blotter, a pen, and several papers. To the right of the seated man, a telephone sits on the edge of a desk. Against the back wall, a bookcase with glass coverings over each shelf is visible. A painting of the Roman Coliseum also hangs along the wall. At right, the glass-paned doorway reads: "745 H.O. Smith".

Asset Metadata

Title Interior view of Department of Public Works office, [s.d.]

Subject Building (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Cities and towns (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- District offices (file heading), Los Angeles Department of Public Works (subject), Men (lcsh), Offices (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), 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)

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-m4201

Identifier 41945 (accession number), CHS-41945 (call number), CHS-41945 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5478 (legacy record id), chs-m4201 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4292 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5478

Unique identifier UC119568

Legacy Identifier CHS-41945.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.6 in × 13.5 in at 300dpi
47.3 cm × 34.4 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

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