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 men surveying flood damage in Los Angeles, 1938. At center, several men stand on the side of a slab of pavement that appears to be a road. In the foreground and background, mud and piles of soil can be seen, along with a narrow strip of soil across the pavement at center. In the foreground, a collection of wheelbarrows can be seen at center, while at right an automobile is parked facing away from the viewer. Photoprint reads: "Thompson Photo Service: 1917 12th Street Santa Monica Calif." and "This Photograph is Loaned to You. Please return to: Illustrator. L.A. City Planning Dept. Rm. 361 F City Hall, Los Angeles, California".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs
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