Toward Los Angeles, Calif. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Toward Los Angeles, Calif. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Toward Los Angeles, Calif.
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Its title points to a destination rather than a station: a March 1937 gelatin silver print labeled *Toward Los Angeles, Calif.*, which suggests a view taken along a route bound for the city. In the 1930s Los Angeles was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and its rail lines carried tourists and migrants from the Dust Bowl and the Southwest westward. The square print, about 9 inches on a side, offers a modest record of that movement, though some of its catalog details come from older shelflist cards and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1937 Mar. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 22.6 x 23.4 cm. (9 x 9 1/4 in.). |
| Genre | Gelatin silver prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from shelflist cards. Gift; of the photographer; 1958. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,652 × 3,732 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221631 |
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