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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Aerial view of the Los Angeles Civic Center area and surrounding freeways, ca.1950-1959
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Aerial view of the Los Angeles Civic Center area and surrounding freeways, ca.1950-1959
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Description
Photograph of an aerial view of the Los Angeles Civic Center area and surrounding freeways, ca.1950-1959. At center, a tangle of freeway branches are visible, although only the two centermost sections appear to be fully completed and in use by automobiles. Farther towards the top of the image, parking lots are evident, along with the Los Angeles City Hall at right.
Asset Metadata
Title
Aerial view of the Los Angeles Civic Center area and surrounding freeways, ca.1950-1959
Subject
cities
(adlf),
Express highways
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Freeways
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1950/1959
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 25 x 20 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
1950/1959
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2507
Identifier
41617 (
accession number
), CHS-41617 (
call number
), CHS-41617 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3423 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2507 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2570 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-468 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3423
Unique identifier
UC120550
Legacy Identifier
CHS-41617.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.9 in × 21.2 in at 300dpi
43.0 cm × 53.8 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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