California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937

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Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937

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Photograph of the Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937. Excavation work was done by W.P.A. forces. Many workers can be seen in the channel that runs from the bottom right to the left background. There are wooden planks stuck in the ground, while many workers hold shovels. They appear to be erecting a bridge across the channel. The ground is filled with water and mud. More workers can be seen on the incline at right. Trees are visible in the left background, while a mountain can be seen in the right background.

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Title Arroyo Seco storm drain showing excavation in the main channel east of Sycamore Grove Park, February 15, 1937

Subject Flood control (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Highland Park -- Arroyo Seco (file heading), rivers (adlf), rivers (lcsh), Works Progress Administration (W.P.A) (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Arroyo Seco east of Sycamore Grove Park (roadway), California (states), Highland Park (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1937-02-15

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1937-02-15

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2025

Identifier 42222 (accession number), CHS-42222 (call number), CHS-42222 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2965 (legacy record id), chs-m2025 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-2084 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2965

Unique identifier UC117096

Legacy Identifier CHS-42222.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.9 in × 13.7 in at 300dpi
48.2 cm × 34.9 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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