Copy of a mural entitled, "The Deathtrap of the Ages," painted by Charles R. Knight. It depicts the artist's vision of how the La Brea Tar Pits appeared during the time of the dinosaurs. This famous mural is located on the south wall of La Brea Hall in the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History in Exposition Park. Photo dated: September 3, 1937.; For view of how the mural appears in the museum, see image 00064798.
Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art Murals--California--Los Angeles Museums--California--Los Angeles Works Progress Administration Collection photographs Knight, Charles Robert,1874-1953
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