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Title
Interior view of employees at work in an office, ca.1950
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
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USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an interior view of employees at work in an office, ca.1950. A line of desks can be seen from bottom center towards the left, while a second line of desks can be seen behind the first in front of the back wall. Six men and five women are visible. Two of the men are speaking on telephones, while most of the women are typing on typewriters. Two men are writing, while two other men appear to be conversing over a document. An assortment of office supplies are visible on top of the desks, while windows with the blinds drawn can be seen on the back wall.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m13156
USC-0-1-1-13308 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-42539
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13156
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-42539.jpg
Subject
Offices
White collar workers
Portraits--Group--Occupations
Portraits--Group--Organizations
Buildings
Time Period
circa 1950
Source
42539 [Accession number]
CHS-42539 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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