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Group of stevedores unloading bananas to refrigerator cars at the Los Angeles Harbor, 1928
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Group of stevedores unloading bananas to refrigerator cars at the Los Angeles Harbor, 1928
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Description
Photograph of group of men unloading bananas to refrigerator cars at the Los Angeles Harbor, 1928. At center, the men walk double-file, hefting bundles of bananas on their shoulders. To the left, several men stand outside the door of a shack made of corrugated metal, examining the progress.; Photo sleeve reads "Stevedors loading bananas into refrigerator cars from the Hamburg-American motorship 'Los Angeles' at the LA Harbor".
Asset Metadata
Title
Group of stevedores unloading bananas to refrigerator cars at the Los Angeles Harbor, 1928
Subject
Freight and freightage
(lcsh),
Harbors
(lcsh),
piers
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1928
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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
1928
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-m22534
Identifier
49129 (
accession number
), CHS-49129 (
call number
), CHS-49129 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-21627 (
legacy record id
), chs-m22534 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
21627
Unique identifier
UC125377
Legacy Identifier
CHS-49129.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
29.8 in × 23.6 in at 300dpi
75.7 cm × 60.0 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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