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Title
Exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1920/1929
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 Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929. The large rectangular building can be seen on a street corner at center. The main entrance, topped by a marquee, can be seen at left, while a side door can be seen at right. A single row of rectangular windows can be seen about halfway up the light-colored walls. Early-model automobiles can be seen parked along the curbs in front of the building. Large flagpoles can be seen on the four corners of the building, while the name of the venue can be seen at left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
13 x 17 cm.
transparencies
photographs
Identifier
chs-m17692 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35279
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17692
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35279.jpg
Subject
Auditoriums
Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General #1
Olympic Auditorium
Buildings
Time Period
circa 1920/1929
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
35279 [Accession number]
CHS-35279 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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