Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. At center, a large sand bucket sits on the desert floor. It is viewed from its side. A worker stands on the ground beside it at left. He stands with his back to camera. To the right of him, another worker stands atop the gigantic bucket. He faces right and appears to hold welding equipment. Chains, cables and pulleys attach to the bucket from above. Behind the bucket, at left, the lattice of a large crane stretches across the image on a steep upward angle to the right. Similar photographs appear with the article, "Blazing Skies Defied by Hurrying Crews Digging Big Ditch in Desert," Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar 1936: 10. Text from negative sleeve: 4973 - Shots at the All-American Canal near xxxxxx Calexico, California. (one removed for cleaning) 4/16/36 [stamped:] Apr 23 1936
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14162 ark:/21198/zz002j7pwz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Digging--California--Calexico Canal construction--California--Calexico Canal construction workers--California--Calexico Hoisting machinery All American Canal (Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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