Print reproduced in 1951 for Herald-Examiner. Photo originally owned by Dept. of Water and Power, no. 49-293. Huge bulldozers, scrapers and trucks move tons of earth while constructing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir. In the foreground, a man operating a carryall hauls away earth while in the background men manually smooth the side of the reservoir.
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Water and Power Civil engineering Dams--Design and construction Public works--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles) Dams--California--Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles) Water-supply--California, Southern Earthmoving machinery Baldwin Hills Reservoir (Calif.) Baldwin Hills Dam (Calif.) Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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