People camping on a Los Angeles area beach, ca.1940

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Photograph of people camping on a Los Angeles area beach, ca.1940. A large tent is visible in the center which is divided in two sections; there is a small space in between where people appear to be resting next to picnic tables. The flag of the United States can be seen attached to a wooden pole visible above the tent. A woman is partially visible to the right wearing a sleeveless shirt with a low neckline. In the right background, another tent is observable with people next to it.; All objects and people are standing on a sandy ground. The ocean is seen in the horizon.

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Title People camping on a Los Angeles area beach, ca.1940

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1940

Subject Beaches (lcsh), Camping (lcsh), camps (adlf), Flags (lcsh), Recreation -- Camping (file heading), Tents (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 23 x 18 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)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10899

Identifier 42676 (accession number), CHS-42676 (call number), CHS-42676 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18034 (legacy record id), chs-m10899 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11050 (legacy record id), 84-1-179 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18034

Unique identifier UC113495

Legacy Identifier CHS-42676.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.6 in × 14.7 in at 300dpi
47.4 cm × 37.5 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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