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City of Commerce Local History Digital Resources Collection

Owning Institution: City of Commerce Public Library

About this Collection

The City of Commerce Digital Resources Collection contains images from approximately 100 years of life in and near the City of Commerce before and after its incorporation on January 28, 1960. More than half of the photographs are monochrome and focus on events which took place during the City's 20th anniversary year in 1980. The collection also contains a representative example of industries which were located in the City of Commerce and which have since relocated outside municipal boundaries. The gradual transformation from an English-language and white American heritage to one which is predominantly Latino/Hispanic is also visible through the years after the 1960 incorporation. View collection guide.

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200 items found in this collection

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1963 Miss Commerce and court
1986 Miss Commerce Pageant and Court
5K run
Abandoned area
Abandoned Chrysler building in Commerce
An abandoned house
Abandoned house and outbuildings
Actress Jayne Mansfield at Aquatorium opening
An aerial photograph of Commerce City Hall facing North
An aerial shot of Commerce City Hall, Aquatorium, and Central Library
An aerial view of Commerce
Aerial view of companies
Aerial view of East Los Angeles
American Bridge Company
American Bridge Company
American Bridge plant
American Cynamid
Anthony Revilla carrying the Olympic torch
Aquatorium construction
Aquatorium construction
Atlantic Blvd., Telegraph Rd., Ferguson Dr., & Goodrich intersection
Atlantic branch library
Bank of America
Bank of America building and Sambos
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