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Title
Department of Public Works street sweeping machine
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 street sweeping machine, [s.d.]. At center, a large tractor with a brush cylinder at its rear at right is visible at center. At left, the pilot's head can be seen above the front of the machine. Labels on the side of the machine read: "Dept. of Public Works. Bureau of Engineering. 2463", and "Austin-Western Motor Sweeper". In the background, a two-story tenement-style building can be seen.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4259
USC-0-1-1-4350 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-41902
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4259
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-41902.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Department of Public Works--Machinery and operations
Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Streets--Maintenance and repair
Municipal officials and employees
Housing areas
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
41902 [Accession number]
CHS-41902 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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