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Title
Exterior view of the Southwest Museum in Highland Park, February 1942
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-02
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Southwest Museum in Highland Park, February 1942. The large, light-colored building is perched on a hill at center. The walls of the building are smooth, giving it a modern look The roof is made of terracotta tiles. At right is a large rectangular tower with a flat roof. An American flag is flying from the top of the tower. There are several arched windows on the top floor and smaller rectangular windows can be seen on the bottom floor. At center, a massive arched window can be seen at center. In the foreground, a grassy hillside is visible, and several trees and bushes dot the landscape.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm., 18 x 21 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20455 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-33192
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20455
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-33192.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Architecture--Public Buildings--Museums
Museums
Southwest Museum
Buildings
Time Period
1942-02
Place
California
Highland Park
Los Angeles
Marmion Way
USA
Source
33192 [Accession number]
84-1-1128 [Microfiche number]
CHS-33192 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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