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
Description
Photograph of an aerial view of the swollen Los Angeles River showing the old Los Angeles Jail and Midway railroad yard, Los Angeles, 1938. The river runs from the top of the image to the bottom at center. At left, several hills are covered by tall trees. A reservoir can be seen among the trees in the upper left corner. Southern Pacific Railroad's Midway Yard can be seen at the left bank of the river. At the right bank, a number of Los Angeles Jail's structures is visible.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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