One of famed La Brea Tar Pits--site of valuable bone discoveries
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 8, 1949 reads "Gas bubbles eject into the air from an underground oil pool beneath Hancock Park."; See images #00122160 through #00122161 for all photos in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Prudential Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Tar--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Fences--California--Los Angeles La Brea Pits (Calif.) Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Park) Valley Times Collection photographs
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