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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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New State Building, seen from a distance, October 1931
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New State Building, seen from a distance, October 1931
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Description
Photograph of the new State Building, seen from a distance, October 1931. In the foreground at center, patches of lawn can be seen adjacent to a a low hedge. In the background at center, the State Building is visible. The building is composed of several rectangular sections, and small rectangular windows line the sides of the structure. Near the top of the building, metallic rods can be seen supporting scaffolding. At the base of the building, a group of men stand near one of the doorways. At least two automobiles can be seen near the men. To the left and right, additional buildings can be seen. A large poster on the building at left reads: "...ate Building".
Asset Metadata
Title
New State Building, seen from a distance, October 1931
Subject
buildings
(adlf),
buildings
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- State building
(file heading),
Public buildings
(lcsh),
State Building
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Broadway
(roadway),
California
(states),
First Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1931-10-16
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
1931-10-16
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-m18145
Identifier
36404 (
accession number
), CHS-36404 (
call number
), CHS-36404 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-18151 (
legacy record id
), chs-m18145 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
18151
Unique identifier
UC113405
Legacy Identifier
CHS-36404.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.2 in × 18.7 in at 300dpi
33.7 cm × 47.7 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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