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South Portal of the Figueroa Street Tunnel between Solano Avenue and Bishop Road, June 4, 1937
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South Portal of the Figueroa Street Tunnel between Solano Avenue and Bishop Road, June 4, 1937
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Description
Photograph of the South Portal of the Figueroa Street Tunnel between Solano Avenue and Bishop Road, June 4, 1937. The large concrete entryway to the tunnel is at center. The opening is arch-shaped and is flanked by streetlights. A square carving can be seen over the middle of the opening. Several cars can be seen inside the tunnel. The tunnel is cut into a steep rocky hill with short grass on top. In the distance at left, a house can be seen on the crest of a hill.
Asset Metadata
Title
South Portal of the Figueroa Street Tunnel between Solano Avenue and Bishop Road, June 4, 1937
Subject
Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Bridges #1 -- Identified
(file heading),
Tunnels
(adlf),
Tunnels
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Figueroa Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1937-06-04
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1937-06-04
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-m3949
Identifier
33266 (
accession number
), CHS-33266 (
call number
), CHS-33266 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5671 (
legacy record id
), chs-m3949 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-4039 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5671
Unique identifier
UC119564
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33266.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.0 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
48.3 cm × 33.8 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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