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Title
Ninth Street Bridge
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1925
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
A view of the 9th Street Bridge, or Viaduct, which spans over the Los Angeles River and multiple railroad tracks, from the yard of the St. Louis Fire Brick Co. at 2464 E. 9th St. A row of corrugated tin sheds, stacked pipes, barrels and other industrial equipment cover the yard around the manufacturing buildings. Men are walking across the bridge and cars are parked at its side. Over a year in construction, the bridge's total length is 1,870 ft.; the width is 70 ft., including 5 foot sidewalks on either side of the causeway.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00073835
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 1150
CARL0000077644
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/27860
Subject
St. Louis Fire Brick & Glass Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Bridges--California--Los Angeles
Industrial districts--California--Los Angeles
Clay industries--California--Los Angeles
Factories--California--Los Angeles
Ninth Street Bridge (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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