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Title
Steam shovel moving dirt near a road in Los Angeles
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 a steam shovel moving dirt near a road in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The large machine can be seen at right and has a long arm that extends to left. Mounds of dark dirt can be seen at left, and a deep ditch separates the dirt from a road at right. Several men are watching the steam shovel work from the edge of the road. Buildings and utility poles can be seen in the background at right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4101
USC-0-1-1-4191 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-44708
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4101
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-44708.jpg
Subject
Building
Steam-shovels
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Construction scenes #2--Storm and Sewer
Roadways
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
44708 [Accession number]
CHS-44708 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: 41836 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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