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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937. At center, extending into the distance, a deep trench held open by wooden framework can be seen. At right, men stand along the edge, the frontmost man dressed in a suit and hat. At left, construction equipment and a crane can be seen. At right, commercial buildings are visible. Legible signs from left to right include: "Novelty Brass Works. Flood Lightning", "[...] of Bags", "Weiners [...] Metal [...]", "Junk", "We buy all kinds of W[...] Paper. Rags. Bottles. [...]" and "Macmill[an]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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