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The Regional History Center is part of the Special Collections Department of the University of Southern California. The photographs held by the Center include the TICOR Title Insurance Collection, which documents Southern California from 1890 to 1930, and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Collection, which illustrates the promotional efforts of the Chamber between 1890 and 1960. The Dick Whittington Collection specializes in commercial photography in Los Angeles from 1925 to 1947. The Hearst Collection contains photographs and clippings from the Hearst newspapers and wire services between 1904 and 1961.

All aboard the Information Superhighway! The Aerial Trolley Car Company in Burbank in 1907. Courtesy of the Regional History Center of the University of Southern California, CHS/TICOR Collection.

A gold prospector tries his luck. Courtesy of the Regional History Center of the University of Southern California, CHS/TICOR Collection.

A Chinese doctor's office in Los Angeles in the 1890s. Courtesy of the Regional History Center of the University of Southern California, CHS/TICOR Collection.

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