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Workers using asphalt during street construction, [s.d.]
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Workers using asphalt during street construction, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of workers using asphalt during street construction, [s.d.]. Along the right side of the street, a workers perform various duties laying down asphalt along the curb. Closest in the foreground, a man uses a rake to spread asphalt from a steaming pile, while a second man walks towards him from farther in. Beyond, two more men spread with rakes. Automobiles traverse the remaining street in the left distance. Houses can be seen behind the clouds of steam.
Asset Metadata
Title
Workers using asphalt during street construction, [s.d.]
Subject
Building
(lcsh),
Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Construction scenes #6 -- Unidentified
(file heading),
roadways
(adlf),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 9 x 12 cm.
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
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-m4028
Identifier
44805 (
accession number
), CHS-44805 (
call number
), CHS-44805 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5552 (
legacy record id
), chs-m4028 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-4118 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
), 41878 (
unidentified no.
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5552
Unique identifier
UC119413
Legacy Identifier
CHS-44805.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.3 in × 14.8 in at 300dpi
49.1 cm × 37.6 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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