Image / Los Angeles River flooded with torrential rain, [Compton?], 1927

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Title: Los Angeles River flooded with torrential rain, [Compton?], 1927
Date Created and/or Issued: February 15, 1927
1927-02-15
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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Another similar photograph of the Los Angeles River during this storm is captioned: J. Pluvius Has Field Day With Los Angeles Traffic and Business. The magic of Southland rain has transformed the Los Angeles River from a streamlet to a raging torrent. The above photo was taken from the bridge at Compton. (Photos by George R. Watson, Times Staff Photographer) [Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 1927: 8].
Text from negative sleeve: Floods, 1927. [handwritten:] ?
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_2377
ark:/21198/zz002ddbx7
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Storms--California--Compton
Rivers--California--Compton
Floods--California--Compton
Los Angeles River (Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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