Storm drain construction by the Department of Public Works, [s.d.]

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Photograph of storm drain construction by the Department of Public Works, [s.d.]. At center, metal pipe is held at either side of a narrow ditch in which men can be seen working. Above the ditch, wooden tripods are attached to winches, apparently for lowing pipe. Men stand to either side of the ditch, large mounds of dirt at right. Palm trees can be seen lining the street in the left distance.

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Title Storm drain construction by the Department of Public Works, [s.d.]

Subject Building (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Construction scenes #6 -- Unidentified (file heading), Los Angeles Department of Public Works (subject), pipelines (adlf), Storm sewers (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 ; 13 x 11 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4277

Identifier 44796 (accession number), CHS-44796 (call number), CHS-44796 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4922 (legacy record id), chs-m4277 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-4368 (legacy record id), USC (project), 84-1-1134 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4922

Unique identifier UC119660

Legacy Identifier CHS-44796.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.1 in × 21.4 in at 300dpi
43.4 cm × 54.5 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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