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 steam engine hauling rock for the construction of the San Pedro breakwater, ca.1899. A locomotive engine stands at center, billowing steam, connected to a line of cargo palates loaded with rock. To the engine's left, a tank for holding liquid stands on the tracks with a warning that reads "This Tank is Fitted with Heated Pipes". Steps lead down the hill which is partially visible at the right several women come down the furthest steps, while one stands at the bottom of the steps in the foreground, dressed in light-colored clothing. The masts of ships can be seen in the background. Picture file card reads "Looking northerly up the main channel from a poin which, in 1945, would correspond to berth 81 or 82.".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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