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Title: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Collection
Dates (inclusive): 1930-1932
Collection Number: photCL 396
Creator:
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Dept. of Health Services
Extent:
457 photographs in seven volumes (4 boxes) : gelatin silver prints.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Rare Books Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of seven photograph albums documenting a range of departmental
activities of the Los Angeles County Department of Health from approximately 1930 through 1932.
The photographs depict such things as housing, schools, sewage disposal plants, diary farms and milk plants,
garbage and refuse disposal, and general sanitation in areas across Los Angeles County. The collection notably
includes a volume documenting temporary encampments known as "Hoover Towns," which sprang up during the Great Depression,
as
well as a volume showcasing the "state-of-the-art" housing for Olympic athletes during the 1932 Olympics held in Los Angeles.
Language: English.
Note:
Finding aid last updated on November 16, 2015.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for
identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Gift of the Los Angeles County Health Administration/Management and Health Systems Agency Libraries, June 1996.
Each volume has had some conservation treatment with the level of treatment varying from
minimal to extensive. A brief account of the action taken follows:
- photCL 396 vol 1:
- Photographs were originally attached to black papers pages and album covers were missing. Images and text were removed from backing and original order maintained.
- photCL 396 vol. 2-vol. 3:
- Photographs and typewritten captions were removed from black paper pages and put into mylar sleeves. Original order maintained.
- photCL 396 vol4:
- Album pages were xeroxed showing photographs with text to serve as reference copies for researchers. Photographs were removed from album corners and stored separately in non-buffered sleeves. Retained original album pages and text which is stored in separate envelope.
- photCL 396 vol. 5:
- Transcribed captions accompanying each photograph which were glued onto black pages. Removed photographs and other text from original album. Discarded original photographic album with paper captions due to dust and dirt from black paper. Map of Olympic Village was flattened and encapsulated in mylar.
- photCL 396 vol. 6:
- All images uncaptioned. Removed black pages from album and trimmed. Interleaved with unbuffered paper and put in acid free folders.
This collection consists of seven photograph albums documenting a range of departmental
activities of the Los Angeles County Department of Health, from approximately 1930 through 1932.
The volumes include photographs of the following subjects:
- The Habitations of Unemployed in Los Angeles County, 1932 (volume 1)
- Activities of the Bureau of Inspection, 1932 (volume 2)
- Sewage Disposal Methods in Los Angeles County (volume 3)
- Picture Story of Milk in Los Angeles County (volume 4)
- Olympic Village, Los Angeles, 1932 (volume 5)
- Miscellaneous Scenes of Los Angeles County Department of Health Activities and Buildings (volumes 6-7)
The photographers represented in these volumes are unidentified except for an instance
where initials are provided. Volume 4 was compiled by Richard A. Koch and volume 5 was compiled by C. G. Kahlert. The majority
of the images are accompanied by lengthy
captions and they are transcribed in the finding aid where practical.
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The collection includes volumes one through seven.
Each
photograph has a unique number.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Health Department -- Photographs.
Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Photographs.
Depressions -- 1930-1932 -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Photographs.
Dairying -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Refuse and refuse disposal -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Photographs.
Sewage disposal plants -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Photographs.
United States -- History -- 1930-1933.
Photographs.
Photograph albums.
Koch, Richard A., compiler.
Kahlert, C. G., compiler.