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Title
Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-02-15
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 the Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937. Many workers can be seen in the channel that runs from the bottom right to the left background. There are wooden planks stuck in the ground, while many workers hold shovels. The ground is filled with water and mud. More workers can be seen on the inclines at left and at right. Trees are visible in the left background, while a mountain can be seen in the right background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2019
USC-0-1-1-2078 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-42220
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2019
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-42220.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Highland Park--Arroyo Seco
Rivers
Flood control
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A)
Time Period
1937-02-15
Place
Arroyo Seco east of Sycamore Grove Park
California
Highland Park
Los Angeles
USA
Source
42220 [Accession number]
CHS-42220 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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