Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Men in Ballona Creek catch fish with bare hands. The fish, bass and carp, came from Silver Lake in overflow waters caused by recent heavy rains, Dec. 31, 1938.
Fishing--California--Los Angeles Storm sewers--California--Los Angeles Bridges--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Ballona Creek (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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