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Title
Department of Public Works surveyor at work in a small tent
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a Department of Public Works surveyor at work in a small tent, [s.d.]. At center, a man is pictured seated in a hexagonal tent, manipulating his sightning level. The tent itself is open at the center to allow for the operation of the surveying equipment. Automobiles are partially visible to the left and right. In the distance, mountains can be seen.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
10 x 15 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4209
USC-0-1-1-4300 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41778
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4209
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41778.jpg
Subject
Building
Surveying--Instruments
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations
Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Mountains
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
41778 [Accession number]
CHS-41778 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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