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Title
Men and horses work on the levee on the south bank of the Canal near the Colorado River, ca.1903
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1903
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of several men with teams of horses working on the levee on the south bank of the [Imperial?] Canal near the Colorado River, ca.1903. Trees and scrub brush grow on both sides. The levee prevents overflow at times of high water.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16731
USC-1-1-1-14306 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4266
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16731
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4266.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Rivers--Colorado River
Rivers
Levees
Time Period
circa 1903
Place
USA
rivers: Colorado River
Source
1-61- [Microfiche number]
4266 [Accession number]
CHS-4266 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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