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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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View of an early automobile in the desert near Mecca, ca.1920
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View of an early automobile in the desert near Mecca, ca.1920
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Description
Photograph of a view of an early automobile in the desert near Mecca, ca.1920. The car can be seen at center and is headed to the right. A man in a broad-brimmed hat can be seen behind the wheel. Tall desert bushes can be seen around the vehicle, and a row of mountains can be seen far in the distance.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of an early automobile in the desert near Mecca, ca.1920
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Deserts
(adlf),
Riverside County -- General -- Agriculture
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Riverside
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920
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
1920
Creator
Law, George
(photographer)
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-m7935
Identifier
45280 (
accession number
), CHS-45280 (
call number
), CHS-45280 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-8166 (
legacy record id
), chs-m7935 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-8062 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-459 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
8166
Unique identifier
UC125275
Legacy Identifier
CHS-45280.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
24.0 in × 15.4 in at 300dpi
61.1 cm × 39.3 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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