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 a bulldozer at work on the Pershing Square parking garage in Los Angeles, 1951. The bulldozer is at center and is moving a pile of dirt. An open-air pickup truck can be seen at right, while two large segments of pipe are visible at left. A truck with a tall crane mounted on the back is visible in the distance at center. In the background, several tall buildings can be seen. Legible signs include, from left: "Hotel Clark", "Hotel Portsmouth", "Coldwell Banker & Company", "Eastside", "Walt's Auto Park", and "Cafeteria Boos Bros".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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