Ditch construction in street, [s.d.]

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Photograph of ditch construction in street, [s.d.]. In the foreground at center, a wide road can be seen extending into the background. Near the right curb of the road, a small ditch is visible. A large pile of dirt sits to the left of the ditch, and water from a hose in the background flows down the small canal. In the background at center, two men work on the ditch with shovels. Another man can be seen standing near the sidewalk at right. A lone shovel sits in the foreground at right. To the left and right of the street, large palm trees are visible. A row of homes can be seen in the extreme background, and a large building is also visible at right.

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Title Ditch construction in street, [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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4128

Identifier 44798 (accession number), CHS-44798 (call number), CHS-44798 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5423 (legacy record id), chs-m4128 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4218 (legacy record id), USC (project), 41869 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5423

Unique identifier UC119972

Legacy Identifier CHS-44798.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.4 in × 14.7 in at 300dpi
49.3 cm × 37.5 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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