Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of the Norwalk bridge with a wooden railing and wooden trusses spanning the San Gabriel River, swollen with flood water from a torrential rain storm. The bridge is occupied by onlookers and a truck covered with a tarp. A rope extends from the bridge, over the railing and into the river. Text from negative sleeve: Floods, L.A. River [identification is not correct] Text from newspaper caption: Valiant efforts to save the Norwalk bridge over the San Gabriel from the rampaging waters were being made late yesterday. Photo shows a truck employed in removing debris obstructing channel. (Times photo.) [Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 1927: A3]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2460 ark:/21198/zz002ddfsm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Floods--California--Los Angeles County San Gabriel River (Calif.) Storms--California--Los Angeles County Bridges--California--Los Angeles County Rivers--California--Los Angeles County
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