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Title
Excavation along Sunset Boulevard at Edgemont Street intersection showing very decided bump, Los Angeles, 1922
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1922-06-26
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of excavation along Sunset Boulevard at Edgemont Street intersection showing very decided bump, Los Angeles. Note pile of gravel and cement sacks on corner. A truck fell into this excavation and in order to get out was compelled to dump his gravel. Also visible are: automobiles, trucks, a tree-covered hill (to left), businesses, vacant lots, sidewalk. Legible signs include: ..."Auto Repairing", "What did you buy in Hollywood today?".
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
9 x 14.5 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m139 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-134-2
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m139
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-134-2.jpg
Subject
Buildings
Automobiles
Trees
Utility lines
Roadways
Time Period
1922-06-26
Place
California
Edgemont Street
Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles City. Book I. 134-2 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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