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Title
Stack of a garbage incinerator where two were killed, San Francisco, 1906
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1906
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 stack of a garbage incinerator where two were killed, San Francisco, 1906. A small wall separates two levels of dirt in the foreground while the stack stands above at center. A ladder stands to the right of the stack and a large, brick building stands on the far right. Many wide poles stand upright in the ground on the right, each one a different height. A fenced are with a building within it can be seen in the background on the far left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m24421 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-39932
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m24421
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-39932.jpg
Subject
Views
Earthquakes
Fires
Buildings
Tents
Refugees
Camps
Time Period
1906
Place
California
San Francisco
USA
Source
39932 [Accession number]
CHS-39932 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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