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Description
Photograph of Department of Public Works employees burning branches from a felled tree, [s.d.]. At right, four men can be seen, the foremost man sweeping with a broom. In the background, three others attend a burning heap of branches that billows smoke over one of the men at right. Behind this, a one-story home can be seen. A truck is visible parked along the curb at left. At right, a street sign shows the intersection of Shell Avenue and Rialto Court on the 1600 and 700 blocks, respectively.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations Los Angeles Department of Public Works Trees Trucks Fires Municipal officials and employees Housing areas
Place
California Los Angeles Shell Avenue & Rialto Court USA
Source
41885 [Accession number] CHS-41885 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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