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Title
Steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940
Date Created and/or Issued
1920/1940
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 the steamship City of Los Angeles in San Pedro Harbor, 1920-1940. The large ship is headed to the left and has a light-colored hull. Several small portholes are visible along the hull. There is a mast near the bow with two small cranes attached. There are many people visible on the decks, especially near on the superstructure near the middle of the ship. Two dark-colored smokestacks are visible at center. The water around the ship is calm and smooth.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m1491
USC-2-1-1-1536 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-33181
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1491
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-33181.jpg
Subject
City of Los Angeles (Ship)
Harbors
Ships
Passenger ships
Steamboats
Transportation--Water--Steam--Passenger
Time Period
1920/1940
Place
California
Los Angeles
San Pedro
USA
Source
33181 [Accession number]
84-1-1721 [Microfiche number]
CHS-33181 [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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