Aerial view of the swollen Los Angeles River showing Souther Pacific Railroad's Bullring Yard, North Broadway and North Spring Streets, Los Angeles, 1938
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
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Photograph of an aerial view of the swollen Los Angeles River showing Souther Pacific Railroad's Bullring Yard, North Broadway and North Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1938. The river runs from the top of the image to the bottom and is crossed by two concrete bridges. Trains can be seen in the railroad yard at left, while dozens of large industrial buildings line the banks of the river. Many automobiles can be seen traveling on the roads in the area. Photoprint reads: "This photograph is loaned to you. Please return to: Illustrator. L.A. City Planning Dept. Rm.361 F City Hall, Los Angeles, California".
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image
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1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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