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Watts Towers, surrounded by scaffolding, undergoes pressure testing as people watch in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

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Title: Watts Towers, surrounded by scaffolding, undergoes pressure testing as people watch in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959
Date Created and/or Issued: October 11, 1959
1959-10-11
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: TEST OF STRENGTH--Controversial Watts Towers, build over a 30-year period, are subjected to a pressure test by city engineers to determine of they are a hazard. The towers proved their strength.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b403_1193559
ark:/21198/zz0002qt1p
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Conservation and restoration
Structural stability
Landmarks
Spectators--California--Los Angeles County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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