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Description
Photograph of construction of the San Pedro breakwater from railroad tracks over the ocean, ca.1899. About 10 men man several rail cars and a derrick used for randomly placing stones into the ocean.
Type
image
Format
1 photoprint : b&w 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 13 x 18 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Breakwaters Railroad bridges Engineering Breakwaters--Design and construction Harbors Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Engineering--Breakwater Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1899
Place
California Los Angeles San Pedro USA
Source
1-50-9 [Microfiche number] 1931 [Accession number] CHS-1931 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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