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Title
Two machines paving a residential street in Los Angeles
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 two machines paving a residential street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The road runs from the foreground at right to the background at left. A steam roller and an unidentified tractor are working to smooth out the dark asphalt. Small houses and trees line both sides of the street, and an early automobile can be seen in the distance at left. Utility wires are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4041
USC-0-1-1-4131 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-44722
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4041
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-44722.jpg
Subject
Building
Streets
Asphalt
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Construction scenes #2--Storm and Sewer
Roadways
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
44722 [Accession number]
CHS-44722 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: 41826 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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