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Title
Roof construction on market, Southern California, 1940
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
"Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
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
For uses other than private, contact USC Libraries Special Collections at the e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
2 photographs of roof construction on market, Southern California, 1940. "Date: Thur[sday]
Time: P.M.
Operator: Dean & Andy
Tran-L-Lab
For: Sylvester
At: E[ast] 9th St[reet], 1 bl[oc]k East of Sears-Roebuck
Job: Market b[iu]ld[in]g on North side of street, shoot from way high to show trusses in roof, get entire b[ui]ld[in]g, get "Summerbell" sign in, if possible
Deliver to: phone Sylvester when ready, he will pick up, COD" -- on card. "Subject: roof construction on market at Wyvernwood
Agency: Ellsworth Sylvester, Sycamore 62842
Client: Summerbell Roof Structures
Original Print Order: 1 ea[ch]
Size: 8x10
Finish: gl[ossy]
Job: 4-5-50
Year: 1940" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report Name: Dean & Andy
2 Original Photographs-Size 8x10 ext[erior], tran-L-lab
Amount: 9.00" -- on envelope back.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
B/W Safety
5x7 in.
photographs
negatives
Identifier
whit-neh-86343
DW-1940-04-05-50~01...~06
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m10344
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-1940-04-05-50~01.jpg
Subject
Building
Roofs
Roebuck
Sylvester, Ellsworth
Dean
Andy
Summerbell Roof Structures
Lindgren & Swinerton Inc
Norstrom & Anderson
Time Period
1940
Place
California
California, Southern
East 9th Street
Los Angeles
USA
Source
Job 1940-004-005-050 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Archive bag no. 4
Box no. 53
image/tiff

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