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Title
Exterior view of the Los Angeles Public Library, October 1943
Date Created and/or Issued
1943-10
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 an exterior view of the Los Angeles Public Library, October 1943. A three-story building with a tower on top can be seen at right. Stairs lead to the front entrance, while a long manmade pond can be seen at left. Two women wearing suits can be seen walking at right near the pond, while two men can be seen to the left of it. Trees can be seen at left and right, while a tall building is visible in the left background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m18132 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36231
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18132
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36231.jpg
Subject
Libraries
Los Angeles--Architecture--Public Buildings--Libraries
Los Angeles Public Library
Library buildings
Time Period
1943-10
Place
630 West 5th Street
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
36231 [Accession number]
CHS-36231 [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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