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Title
Exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, April 1929
Date Created and/or Issued
1929-04-01
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 exterior of the Consolidated Rock Products Company, showing name of building, April 1929. At center, the large exterior of the rectangular building can be seen. Several columns support the lower part of the building. Six arched entryways can be seen along the building's base. Two men wearing brimmed hats can be seen standing near one of these entryways. Above the arches, the title "Los Nietos Bunkers" can be seen. Along the sides of the building, several column and support beams can be seen. At the top of the structure, aseveral stairwells can be seen, and a small room is visible at its peak. In the immediate foreground, a large patch of vegetation lies next to a square building. Wires can be seen running from the square building at ground level to the small room at the top of the structure. In the extreme background, utiltity poles and trees can be seen to the left while metallic towers are visible to the right. Note: section of lettering below the title of the building has been intentionally removed.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m10418
USC-2-1-1-10565 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-40823
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10418
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-40823.jpg
Subject
Consolidated Rock Products Company
Industry--Plants--Installations--Exteriors
Sand and gravel plants
Rocks
Buildings
Time Period
1929-04-01
Place
California
Compton
Los Angeles
USA
Source
40823 [Accession number]
84-1-1980 [Microfiche number]
CHS-40823 [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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