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 Department of Public Works employees cleaning debris from a storm drain from a flood on March 2, 1938. Two men without shirts on can be seen from the side shoveling debris into a wheelbarrow visible between them. They are wearing pants, belts, and tall black boots. Dirt can be seen packed in the portion of the drain beyond the men, while the drain continues to the left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Sewage treatment and disposal Los Angeles Department of Public Works Storm sewers--Maintenance and repair Floods Municipal officials and employees Hydrographic features
Time Period
1938-03-02
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
41982 [Accession number] CHS-41982 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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