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Description
Photograph of the entrance to the Department of Public Works Los Angeles Municipal Dump, [s.d.]. At center, a metal gate frames the dump site and the industrial buildings in the distance. At right, a sign that reads "Slow" is pictured on the chainlink fence in front of a small one-story shed. At left, a second sign reads: "City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Engineering. L.A. Municipal Dump. Rate 25 cents per load. For acceptable material [...]. Earth, Stone, Broken Concrete, Bricks, etc. By order of the board of Public Works".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations Los Angeles Department of Public Works Los Angeles Municipal Dump Refuse and refuse disposal Signs and signboards Disposal sites
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
41890 [Accession number] CHS-41890 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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