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Title
Watts Towers, Los Angeles, after 1954
Creator
Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965
Shulman, Julius
Date Created and/or Issued
1981
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Library Exhibits Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Photograph of the Watts Towers (aka Simon Roda's Towers), Los Angeles, after 1954. Three Watts Towers can be seen in the middle of the photograph surrounded by smaller elements of the composition. In the foreground, at left, two pedestrians are visible walking along the mosaic fence which separated towers from the street. The construction was designed and built by Simon Rodia
completed in 1954.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
shulman-m196
shulman-1997-JS-16-ISLA
http://doi.org/10.25549/shulman-m196
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/shulman-1997-JS-16-ISLA.jpg
Subject
Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Vernacular architecture
Cities
Time Period
1981
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Watts
Source
shulman-1997-JS-16-ISLA [Original Filename]
Relation
L.A. Obscura: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman. Fisher Gallery, Spring 1998
Library Exhibits Collection

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