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Title
Tractors during the Department of Public Works construction of a road
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 tractors during the Department of Public Works construction of a road, [s.d.]. At center, a man operates a tractor, while farther left, a back hoe lifts soil from the ground. In the foreground, a flattened dirt area can be seen. In the background, a billboard reads "Tea peps you up! Cool!".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4236
USC-0-1-1-4327 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41887
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4236
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41887.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations
Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Streets
Machinery
Steam-shovels
Earthmoving machinery
Municipal officials and employees
Roadways
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
41887 [Accession number]
CHS-41887 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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