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 a view of the dragline excavation of the trench for the Slauson Avenue storm drain outlet, April 29, 1936. The deep trench runs from the foreground at right into the distance at center. Three large steam shovels can be seen on the sloping side of the trench at center. Two large groups of people can be seen in the bottom of the trench. One group is in the foreground at right, while the other is in the distance at left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Building Storm sewers Cranes, derricks, etc Excavating machinery Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Construction scenes #2--Storm and Sewer Canals
Time Period
1936-04-29
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
33424 [Accession number] CHS-33424 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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