California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Birdseye view of the Samson Tire and Rubber Company building within the Central Manufacturing District, [s.d.]

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Birdseye view of the Samson Tire and Rubber Company building within the Central Manufacturing District, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a birdseye view of the Samson Tire and Rubber Company building within the Central Manufacturing District, [s.d.]. The large factory can be seen at center. It is a low building with a flat roof and is surrounded by small trees and plants. A smokestack and a water tower can be seen in the middle of the building. In the background, houses can be seen along a grid of narrow streets. In November 1990, the building became a part of an outlet center known as Citadel Outlets.

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Title Birdseye view of the Samson Tire and Rubber Company building within the Central Manufacturing District, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (lcsh), Citadel Outlets (subject), industrial sites (adlf), Los Angeles -- Central Manufacturing District (uncataloged) (file heading), Samson Tire and Rubber Company Building (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), City of Industry (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Telegraph Road (roadway), USA (countries)

Geocoordinate 34.005697,-118.153205 (point)

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)

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-m18153

Identifier 37133 (accession number), CHS-37133 (call number), CHS-37133.tiff (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18158 (legacy record id), chs-m18153 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18158

Unique identifier UC113396

Legacy Identifier CHS-37133.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.0 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
48.3 cm × 33.8 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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