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 the beginning of construction of a road across the sandhills in Imperial County to replace the old plank road, 1926. A truck sits at left beneath a large, cylindrical canister which sits on a wooden structure. Next to the truck a dirt road extends from the left foreground to center. Several partitions stand at the end of the road at center and a sign stands at right that reads "California Highway Commission, Across the Sandhills". Trees can be seen on the horizon in the distance. Schmidt and Hitchcock are contractors for California Highway Commission. Allotment: $270,982.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs
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