Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a night view of Los Angeles City Hall. "SHINING SYMBOL. City Hall tower after a lapse of nearly 20 years, shines forth again, thanks to an order by the Board of Public Works. The massive 800,000,000-lumen glow was turned on last night, will cost the city less than $1 a night". -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated , "January 17, 1958". Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
-118.24156,34.05505 -118.24149,34.05515 -118.24235,34.05204 -118.24366,34.05458 200 North Spring Street California City Hall Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles USA
Source
3-1275-02805-8064 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-598 [Original Filename] Subjects 319 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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