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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Text from negative sleeve: L. A. Streets - Dayton Ave. Bridge Text from newspaper caption: After Nearly Twenty-five Years of Service as One of Main Viaducts across the Los Angeles River, the Dayton avenue bridge, built in 1903, was demolished yesterday to make way for new $243,000 Riverside Drive-Dayton bridge. Photo shows old span toppling under persuasion of 15-ton Caterpillar tractor after steel girders and base supports had been cut. [Los Angeles Times, 17 Jun. 1927: A12] Caption filed with negative: Wrecked. Dayton. St. Bridge [1429_5940i]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5939 ark:/21198/zz002cw2dg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Spectators--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles River (Calif.) Demolition--California--Los Angeles Bridges--California--Los Angeles
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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