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 the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pershing Square parking garage in Los Angeles, 1951. A large bulldozer can be seen at center, facing to the left. Behind it, a large crowd of men in suits and hats is gathered, facing towards a platform at center. A sign over the platform reads: "C. G. Willis & Sons Contractors Los Angeles". A row of palm trees is visible in the background at left, while two tall buildings can be seen further in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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