Aerial view of flooded area of Verdugo Wash, showing damaged bridge, Glendale, 1938

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Title	Aerial view of flooded area of Verdugo Wash, showing damaged bridge, Glendale, 1938
Description	Photograph of aerial view of flooded area of Verdugo Wash, showing damaged bridge, Glendale, 1938. In the background at center, a long bridge or set of tracks can be seen extending from the far left to the right. The bridge is heavily damaged at its center with debris sitting at its base. Around the damaged section of the bridge and further to the right, large collections of dried dirt or water can be seen. To the left in the foreground, , large buildings sit adjacent to a wide road near the bridge. In the background at left, a large group of homes can be seen in the basin of a mountain. To the far right, large city blocks are visible alongside the base of the mountain. In the extreme foreground at right, the wing of the plane can be seen. Photoprint reads: "This photograph is loaned to you. Please return to: Illustrator. L.A. City Planning Dept. Rm.361 F City Hall, Los Angeles, California".
Subject (adlf)	bridges
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Floods -- 1938 #1 (Los Angeles County, except San Fernando Valley)
Subject (lcsh)	Floods Bridges
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Glendale
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1938
Contributor	Prejza, Paul (donated 1978-03)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1938
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	44244
Call number	CHS-44244
Identifying number	unidentified no: 129; unidentified no: 37-216
Legacy record ID	chs-m2340; USC-0-1-1-2401
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-44244
Full text	■I
Archival file	chs_Volume34/CHS-44244.tiff

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