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Title
Architectural model of an office building for Welton Becket and Associates, the first unit of Century City
Creator
Herbert Bruce Cross Photography
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1959-05-25
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information
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 an architectural model of an office building for Welton Becket and Associates. "Ground-breaking ceremonies took place May 25 on the $2 1/2 million office building for Welton Becket and Associates, the first unit of Century City. The five-level structure will be international headquarters of the Becket firm, the largest architectural and engineering firm in the West" -- typed note attached to verso. Verso dated, "May 26, 1959".
"Please Credit: Welton Becket F.A.I.A and Associates, Architects and Engineers, 5857 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles [...] California" -- stamped on the note.
Compares to EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-CEN-CIT-PLA-003
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
photographic prints
photographs
models (representations)
Identifier
examiner-m20313
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-CEN-CIT-PLA-004~1...~2
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m20313
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-CEN-CIT-PLA-004~1.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--City--Century City--Plans
Time Period
circa 1959-05-25
Source
3-1275-02805-5193 [Barcode]
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-CEN-CIT-PLA-004 [Original Filename]
Subjects 316 [Print Box]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
examiner-m4404

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