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W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937
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W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937
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Description
Photograph of W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937. At center, extending into the distance, a deep trench held open by wooden framework can be seen. At right, men stand along the edge, the frontmost man dressed in a suit and hat. At left, construction equipment and a crane can be seen. At right, commercial buildings are visible.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Novelty Brass Works. Flood Lightning", "[...] of Bags", "Weiners [...] Metal [...]", "Junk", "We buy all kinds of W[...] Paper. Rags. Bottles. [...]" and "Macmill[an]".
Asset Metadata
Title
W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937
Subject
Building
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Construction scenes #3 -- Unidentified
(file heading),
roadways
(adlf),
Storm sewers
(lcsh),
Works Project Administration
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Slauson Avenue east of Compton Avenue
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1937-06-04
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
1937-06-04
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4064
Identifier
44739 (
accession number
), CHS-44739 (
call number
), CHS-44739 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5571 (
legacy record id
), chs-m4064 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-4154 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 41808 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5571
Unique identifier
UC120072
Legacy Identifier
CHS-44739.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.9 in × 13.5 in at 300dpi
48.1 cm × 34.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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