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 cranes on wharf used to load ships, ca.1920. To the right of the image, several large crane stations are visible near the edge of the water. Four metallic legs connecting to a circular platform can be seen on each crane station. A small, trapezoidal cabin is seen on the top of the platform. A small metallic rail encircles the platform's perimeter. The small cabin has three visible windows, and a large crane arm as attached to the top of the cabin. The crane arm extends to the left of the cabin and is composed of several metallic bars. At its end, the arm contains a pulley and wire attached to a large metallic hook. To the left, a large building with arched windows and a several doors along its side sits below the arms of the cranes. In the background, several more of these stations are visible. To the right, a ship is visible in the harbor. In the extreme foreground, a man is seen standing near a set of tracks moving alongside the crane stations. To the man's left, a battered fence sits against a building, while wood and other material sits in a pile on the far left.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 12 x 16 cm. photographic prints photographs
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