Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph. "Sewer plant -- Air view of the $41,000,000 Hyperion project which is nearing completion after more than three years of work. Foreground, left, are 10 tanks of plant's 'digestive' system which helps purify sewage. Each of the tanks is 110 feet in diameter and 30 feet deep. Clear, germ-free water will flow into the ocean from the plant after the sewage is treated." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso dated 12 February 1950. "Feb 13 1950" -- stamped on verso.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
3-1275-02805-6423 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-SEW-002 [Original Filename] Subjects 317 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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