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Title: Samson Tire and Rubber Co., view from left
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
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Description: Exterior view of Samson Tire and Rubber Company building, also called "The Citadel." An industrial office and manufacturing plant, built as a walled Babylonian (or Assyrian) city; modeled after famous ziggurats and fortified walls of the ancient city of Khorsabad. Priest-Kings and other creatures adorn the walls. View is looking from the left side of the building, towards the front entrance. Note landscaping is not completed in front of the building. Company is located at 5675 Telegraph Road, in City of Commerce. In 1990, it became the Citadel Outlets. Date built: 1929-30. Architects: Morgan, Walls and Clements.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00040060
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-4 (396) 4x5
CARL0000043938
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/100405
Subject: Samson Tire and Rubber Company (Commerce, Calif.)
Tire industry--California--Commerce
Ziggurats
Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Commerce
Commerce (Calif.)
Morgan, Walls & Clements

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