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Moving Image / La Brea Tar Pits - Sounding

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Title
La Brea Tar Pits - Sounding
Contributing Institution
Research Library, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Collection
California Revealed from Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by the Machris Estate. The copyright holder has given the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
Men taking depth sounding measurements at the La Brea Tar Pits: One man hammers a ground plate a short distance from a meter in a shallow hole, while another man records data from an instrument connected to a meter.
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Silent
Color
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
calanhm_000040
Provenance
Natural History Museum Los Angeles County
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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