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Description
Photograph of Department of Public Works employees and a policeman using surveying equipment to perform precise chaining, ca.1900. In the foreground, twomen attend to a tripod that is centered over a circle on the street. Farther down the street, two more men hold a pole, while two more still farther in the distance attend a second tripod. Between the foremost men and the second set, a police officer and an additonal man stand. Legible sign from left to right read: "Y[...]meter Corp", "Hughes [P]aint Co", "Oil" and "Motor Oils and Greases".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations Los Angeles Department of Public Works Streets Police Municipal officials and employees Roadways
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California Los Angeles USA Western Avenue
Source
1-89-7 [Microfiche number] 41784 [Accession number] CHS-41784 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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