Cans are sorted, burned, washed, chopped and hauled away
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 29, 1963 reads "By-Products' officials estimate 160 tons of metal cans are railroaded daily." A worker is pictured at the Los Angeles By-Products Company, 9135 De Garmo Street, Sun Valley.; See images #00129697 through #00129699 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles By-Products Company (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles By-Products Company (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Recycling centers--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Factories--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Refuse collectors--California--Los Angeles Waste products--California--Los Angeles Refuse and refuse disposal--California--Los Angeles Refuse disposal industry--California--Los Angeles Refuse collection--California--Los Angeles Scrap metal industry--California--Los Angeles Tin containers--Recycling--California--Los Angeles Metal containers--Recycling--California--Los Angeles Conveying machinery--California--Los Angeles Recycling (Waste, etc.)--California--Los Angeles Rakes--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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