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Birdseye view of the opening of the causeway across Westlake Park, [s.d.]
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Birdseye view of the opening of the causeway across Westlake Park, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a birdseye view of the opening of the causeway across Westlake Park, [s.d.]. The causeway goes from the foreground at right to the background at center and crosses a large lake. The lake is surrounded by large leafy trees and the water is calm a smooth. Several tall buildings, as well as many more trees, are visible in the background at left. A small number of people can be seen walking on the causeway. A large group of waterfowl can be seen on the lake at right. The West Coast Westlake Theater can be seen near the road at left. Westlake Park was later called McArthur Park.
Asset Metadata
Title
Birdseye view of the opening of the causeway across Westlake Park, [s.d.]
Subject
Parks
(adlf),
Parks
(lcsh),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries),
Wilshire Boulevard
(roadway)
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)
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-m22746
Identifier
49253 (
accession number
), CHS-49253 (
call number
), CHS-49253 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-22017 (
legacy record id
), chs-m22746 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), STRT-127 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
22017
Unique identifier
UC124939
Legacy Identifier
CHS-49253.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
29.7 in × 23.7 in at 300dpi
75.5 cm × 60.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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