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Title
Worker refueling a "Caterpiller" Sixty snow plow in Sequoia National Park, 1931
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1931
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 a worker refueling a "Caterpiller" Sixty snow plow in Sequoia National Park, 1931. The plow stands is parked in the snow at center with a wave of snow caught in the bide blade in front. A man wearing work boots and gloves stands on the side of the plow holding the long gasoline tube which extends from the wooden station on the left. A massive tree stands on the right with relatively thin trees standing over the snow in the background. Photoprint reads: "Received from Doyle. In beautiful Sequoia National Park, California, this 'Caterpillar' Sixty equipped with back filler blade is engaged in clearing snow from the roadways. Here the Sixty takes on gasoline at a park station".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20952
USC-1-1-1-14273 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-46371
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20952
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-46371.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Parks--Sequoia National Park
Parks
Snow removal
Plows
Sequoia National Park
Woods
Time Period
1931
Place
California
USA
Source
46371 [Accession number]
84-1-2403 [Microfiche number]
CHS-46371 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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