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Title
Aerial view of Los Angeles City Hall and surrounding area, 1935
Creator
Leff, John
Spence Air Photos
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1935-08-29
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph with caption "Los Angeles -- a vast market for goods at retail -- Mort". "This unusual effect, showing the Civic Center from air, is a trick in relief photography. -- It was created from a Spence aerial picture by John Leff, Examiner staff photographer, by the use of double negatives." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 29 August 1935.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
examiner-m2846
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-548
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m2846
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-548.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--City--Buildings--Civic Center
Time Period
circa 1935-08-29
Place
California
City Hall
Civic Center
Los Angeles
USA
Source
3-1275-02805-7835 [Barcode]
EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-548 [Original Filename]
Subjects 319 [Print Box]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
examiner-m4404

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