Figueroa Street Tunnel under construction, February 1936

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Photograph of Figueroa Street Tunnel under construction, February 1936. In the foreground at right, a pile of metal beams and construction equipment can be seen piled on the dirt floor. Additional equipment and a wheeled bin can also be seen to the left. In the background at center, a large tunnel has been crafted into the side of a sloping hill. To the right of the tunnel, a man can be seen standing near a small utility pole and piles of equipment. Within the tunnel, four large ladders can be seen leaning against a stone wall. Around the outside of the tunnel, a large stone facade is visible. Above the mouth of the tunnel, three men stand on a suspended beam near the top of the facade. A small emblem can be seen on the facade near the man at center. Along the ridge of the hillside, a small fence can be seen.

Asset Metadata

Title Figueroa Street Tunnel under construction, February 1936

Subject Building (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Bridges #2 -- Unidentified (file heading), Tunnels (adlf), Tunnels (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Figueroa Street (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1936-02-05

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Date Created 1936-02-05

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-m3952

Identifier 44610 (accession number), CHS-44610 (call number), CHS-44610 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5673 (legacy record id), chs-m3952 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4042 (legacy record id), USC (project), 41825 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5673

Unique identifier UC119421

Legacy Identifier CHS-44610.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.1 in × 14.4 in at 300dpi
48.5 cm × 36.5 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

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