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Title
General view of Los Angeles Harbor from a water tower, October 20, 1928
Date Created and/or Issued
1928-10-20
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 general view of Los Angeles Harbor from a water tower, October 20, 1928. The curved edge of the water tower is visible in the foreground as the image looks down over the harbor. The long rectangular roof of a warehouse type building can be seen immediately after the outline of the water tower while sign that reads "City of Los Angeles- Berth 232D" is visible on the roof to the right of center. A large ship with an "L" painted on the engine can be seen docked while another ship painted with the words "Dimon Line" floats at the dock on the other side. More boats can be seen on the water in the background while land is visible in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m22167 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35884
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22167
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35884.jpg
Subject
Harbors
Ships
Shipping
Wharves
Docks
Time Period
1928-10-20
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Wilmington
San Pedro
Source
35884 [Accession number]
CHS-35884 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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