California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Remsen Avenue east from a point two hundred feet east of Sheldon Boulevard before construction, September 19, 1939

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Remsen Avenue east from a point two hundred feet east of Sheldon Boulevard before construction, September 19, 1939

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Photograph of Remsen Avenue east from a point two hundred feet east of Sheldon Boulevard before construction, September 19, 1939. The dusty road lies at center and extends into the distance. Short bushes fill the yards which lie on either side. Two dirt paths cut through the brush on the left and meet up with the main road. Taller trees stand in the background beneath electrical poles.

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Title Remsen Avenue east from a point two hundred feet east of Sheldon Boulevard before construction, September 19, 1939

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Remsen Avenue (roadway), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1939-09-19

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 1939-09-19

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-m4375

Identifier 41990 (accession number), CHS-41990 (call number), CHS-41990 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4715 (legacy record id), chs-m4375 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4467 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4715

Unique identifier UC120049

Legacy Identifier CHS-41990.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.9 in × 13.8 in at 300dpi
48.1 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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