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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an architectural rendering of the Western Machinery Company, showing a locomotive, 1900. At center, the large block building is depicted, displaying its title and the many products it manufactures on its facade. Farther forward, streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages can be seen moving along the street. To the right, two locomotives make their way up and down a set of tracks. The city is fainly visible in the background. Previous record reads: "manufacturers of gasoline engines, mining hoists, portables and pumps, irrigation, electric and power plants".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs art
Buildings Factories Railroads Street-railroads Wagons Machinery Engines Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General #8 (Illustrations) Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General--Western Machinery Company Western Machinery Company
Time Period
1900
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
44102 [Accession number] 84-1-818 [Microfiche number] CHS-44102 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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