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Title
Steam roller paving a 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 a steam roller paving a street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The road runs from the foreground to the background at center. At left, the large steam roller can be seen. A group of men with shovels is following the machine as it moves towards the foreground. At right, a line of utility poles and two sets of railroad tracks run parallel to the road. The corner of a brick building can be seen at left. Mountains are visible far in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4058
USC-0-1-1-4148 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-44705
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4058
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-44705.jpg
Subject
Building
Streets
Asphalt
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Construction scenes #2--Storm and Sewer
Roadways
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
44705 [Accession number]
CHS-44705 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: 41833 [Identifying number]

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