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Title
Aerial view of unidentified flooded area, showing city blocks at left and container at right, 1938
Contributor
Prejza, Paul (donated 1978-03)
Date Created and/or Issued
1938
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of aerial view of unidentified flooded area, showing city blocks at left and container at right, 1938. At center, a wide river can be seen extending from the bottom of the image to the top. To the immediate left of the river, a large bank of mud can be seen. Further to the left, several city blocks separated by large streets can be seen. To the right of the river, a large cylindrical container sits near the river bank. Curved streets can be seen further to the right. Photoprint reads: "This photograph is loaned to you. Please return to: Illustrator. L.A. City Planning Dept. Rm.361 F City Hall, Los Angeles, California".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2309
USC-0-1-1-2370 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41504
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2309
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41504.jpg
Subject
Floods
Rivers
Los Angeles--Floods--1938 #1 (Los Angeles County, except San Fernando Valley)
Time Period
1938
Place
California
USA
Source
41504 [Accession number]
CHS-41504 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: 18; unidentified no: 5 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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