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
2 images. Ambassador International (New building project), 10 July 1957. Mayor Norris Poulson G. David Schine S. Kenneth Johnson Lloyd Aldrich (Los Angeles Engineering Consultant) Charles E. Ducommun. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Rustan. Date: 1957-07-10. Reporter: White. Assignment: Ambassador. #3: Douglas A. Russell, co-partner of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, Architects, Engineers. He gave details of Ambassador International project "ultimately will have 10,500,000 square feet of office bldg. space compared to Empire State Bldg.'s approx. 2,000,000 sq. ft. 85/86, L to R: Mayor Norris Poulson G. David Schine, Pres. of Schine Enterprises Charles E. Ducommun, Pres. of L.A. Chamber of Commerce S. Kenneth Johnson, of Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall, Architects & engineers Lloyd Aldrich, L.A. City Engineering consultant on lawn holding Ambassador International renderings -- 3 phases run from right to left".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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