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Title
View of men at work in a Los Angeles garment factory, ca.1928
Creator
Chateau Art Studios
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1928
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 a view of men at work in a Los Angeles garment factory, ca.1928. Four large metal sewing machines can be seen in the middle of the room. Three men are working at the machines, while several more men are standing near the wall in the background. Massive rectangular windows can be seen around the edge of the room, while tall rafters support the roof. In the foreground at left, a jacket and other personal effects are resting on a wooden counter.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m7977
USC-2-1-1-8108 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-15017
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m7977
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-15017.jpg
Subject
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Clothing trade
Clothing workers
Clothing factories
Factories
Industry--Clothing
Industrial sites
Time Period
circa 1928
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
15017 [Accession number]
84-1-1271 [Microfiche number]
CHS-15017 [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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