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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of narrow 3-story wooden building on top of which there is a windmill which is used for pumping water for irrigation in Compton, California, ca.1900-1901. On an octagonal tower on top of the building adjacent to the windmill is a balustrade enclosed viewing deck on which 4 people are sitting. The windvane behind the windmill reads ..."mance [...]eport". At the base of the building is a tall hedge and a small trimmed lawn and palm tree amid the circular path. A small flower bed is nearby.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 8 x 10 in. 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 20 x 13 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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