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USC Libraries

The USC Libraries actively support the discovery, creation, and preservation of knowledge at the University of Southern California and beyond. Explore more historical images from our collections in the USC Digital Library.

An 80,000-barrel Union Oil storage tank decorated for Halloween in 1952.
Part of the Los Angeles Examiner Collection in the USC Digital Library.

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu

1950s Halloween Union Oil

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Widening Wilshire Blvd. through Los Angeles, 1927 / Part of the the California Historical Society Collection in the USC Digital Library

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu black and white vintage wilshire 1920s streets

Selling real estate in Los Angeles, 1931
(Part of our Dick Whittington Photography Collection in the USC Digital Library.)

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu black and white 1930s los angeles vintage

It’s 3.14…happy ‪#‎PiDay‬!
(Pictured: pie-baking contest at the 1958 National Orange Show in San Bernardino, courtesy of our Los Angeles Examiner Collection.)

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu pi day 2016 pi day

Halloween at L.A.’s Wabash Playground, 1931

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu halloween witches 1930s

Open Access Week

The USC Libraries are taking part in Open Access Week, during which academic institutions across the world are discussing what open access publishing means for the future of scholarship. In a conversation held this afternoon in Doheny Library, panelists Tara McPherson, John Carlos Rowe, and Deborah Holmes-Wong spoke about the implications of the open access movement for humanities scholars.

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Happy #Caturday from Roscoe Turner and Gilmore the Flying Lion!

1930 photo set from our Dick Whittington Photography Collection

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu caturday Gilmore the Flying Lion aviation Roscoe Turner airplanes 1930s Black and White history vintage

Portraits of workers at the Los Angeles Creamery, 1925-26, from our recently digitized Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

Discover more here in the USC Digital Library.

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu vintage black and white 1920s workers portraits dairies Los Angeles

Join us for Mapping Queer Terrains, a panel discussion focused on LGBTQ communities and the role of space, place, and location in individual and collective lived experiences.“With panelists Alan Bell, Andy Rutkowski, Cynthia Wang, and moderator... — **Join us for Mapping Queer Terrains, a panel discussion focused on LGBTQ communities and the role of space, place, and location in individual and collective lived experiences.**
With panelists **Alan Bell**, **Andy Rutkowski**, **Cynthia Wang**, and moderator **Joseph Hawkins**, get ready for a thought-provoking conversation about how the digital era has changed the way storytelling connects us, using the lens of LGBTQ spaces. Come for the conversation, but stay to add your voice and experiences to the collective through digital mapping projects.
**WHEN:** Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
**WHERE:** ONE Archives, 909 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles

Happy #Caturday! With thanks to the New York Public Library for inspiration, we’ve officially jumped on the Caturday bandwagon.
This “heroic cat” was credited with saving a family from a fire in 1953, according to our metadata. — **Happy #Caturday!** With thanks to the New York Public Library for inspiration, we’ve officially jumped on the Caturday bandwagon.
This “heroic cat” was credited with saving a family from a fire in 1953, according to our metadata.

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu caturday cat catphoto usc usc digital library Black and White

Los Angeles City Hall at night, circa 1951

Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu los angeles vintage Black and White city hall 1950s dtla

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Open Access Week

Join us for Mapping Queer Terrains, a panel discussion focused on LGBTQ communities and the role of space, place, and location in individual and collective lived experiences.