Bulldozer at work on the Pershing Square parking garage in Los Angeles, 1951

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Title	Bulldozer at work on the Pershing Square parking garage in Los Angeles, 1951
Description	Photograph of a bulldozer at work on the Pershing Square parking garage in Los Angeles, 1951. The bulldozer is at center and is moving a pile of dirt. An open-air pickup truck can be seen at right, while two large segments of pipe are visible at left. A truck with a tall crane mounted on the back is visible in the distance at center. In the background, several tall buildings can be seen.; Legible signs include, from left: "Hotel Clark", "Hotel Portsmouth", "Coldwell Banker & Company", "Eastside", "Walt's Auto Park", and "Cafeteria Boos Bros".
Subject	Pershing Square
Subject (adlf)	parks
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Parks -- Pershing Square -- Construction -- Garage -- 1951
Subject (lcsh)	Parks Parking garages Building
Geographic subject (roadway)	5th and Olive
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1951
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1951
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	32453
Call number	CHS-32453
Legacy record ID	chs-m3688; USC-0-1-1-3764
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-32453
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Archival file	chs_Volume43/CHS-32453.tiff

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