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Title
Bureau of Power and Light workmen assembling a B.C. transmission tower, ca.1930
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1930
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 Bureau of Power and Light workmen assembling a B.C. transmission tower, ca.1930. To the right of center, a man dressed in overalls and a long sleeve collared shirt stands holding a metal structure with his hands. While he looks up, a second man sits on the structure below him. To the left, a third man appears to be in motion towards the left. The men stand on narrow metal beams wearing utility belts. In the background, rows of trees are visible far below the men.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m11885
USC-2-1-1-12037 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-40718
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11885
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-40718.jpg
Subject
Bureau of Power and Light
Electric power
Electric lines
Industry--Electric
Towers
Time Period
circa 1930
Place
California
USA
Source
1-110-70 [Microfiche number]
40718 [Accession number]
CHS-40718 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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