Exterior view of the Los Angeles Public Library, October 1943

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles Public Library, October 1943. A three-story building with a tower on top can be seen at right. Stairs lead to the front entrance, while a long manmade pond can be seen at left. Two women wearing suits can be seen walking at right near the pond, while two men can be seen to the left of it. Trees can be seen at left and right, while a tall building is visible in the left background.

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Title Exterior view of the Los Angeles Public Library, October 1943

Subject Libraries (lcsh), library buildings (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- Libraries (file heading), Los Angeles Public Library (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 630 West 5th Street (roadway), California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1943-10

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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 1943-10

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-m18132

Identifier 36231 (accession number), CHS-36231 (call number), CHS-36231 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18139 (legacy record id), chs-m18132 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18139

Unique identifier UC113436

Legacy Identifier CHS-36231.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.8 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
42.8 cm × 34.6 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

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