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View of Los Angeles from the top of Angels Flight, 1923
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View of Los Angeles from the top of Angels Flight, 1923
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Description
Photograph of a view of Los Angeles from the top of Angels Flight, 1923. The short incline railway can be seen in the foreground at right, and one car is visible near the top, while another can be seen at the bottom. A wide paved road can be seen at center, and many early-model automobiles can be seen on the street. A metal tower can be seen in the foreground at left, while several large buildings can be seen in the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of Los Angeles from the top of Angels Flight, 1923
Subject
railroad features
(adlf),
Transportation
(lcsh),
Transportation -- Rail -- Street Railroads -- Incline
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Hill Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Third Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1923
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w ; 26 x 21 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
1923
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-m8509
Identifier
37051 (
accession number
), CHS-37051 (
call number
), CHS-37051 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-8997 (
legacy record id
), chs-m8509 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-8645 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
8997
Unique identifier
UC138776
Legacy Identifier
CHS-37051.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.2 in × 18.5 in at 300dpi
33.5 cm × 46.9 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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