Construction of a bridge, showing men working on structure, [s.d.]

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Photograph of Construction of a bridge, showing men working on structure, [s.d.]. In the foreground at center, the framework structure of a bridge can be seen. Three rows of crossing beams with spaced rows between them are visible. A man wearing a hard hat stands in one spaced row with his arms on a large beam. Another man can also be seen standing in another spaced row with tools spread across the floor. At right, two men sit in the row with crossing beams. To the right of this row, two additional men can be seen. In the background, a series of vertical beams can be seen. Several men work in this area. To the left of the beams, the top of a crane is visible. In the extreme background at center, a completed section of an arched bridge is shown. Railway cars and additional structures can be seen beyond the bridge.

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Title Construction of a bridge, showing men working on structure, [s.d.]

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

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 18 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-m3998

Identifier 44643 (accession number), CHS-44643 (call number), CHS-44643 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5218 (legacy record id), chs-m3998 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4088 (legacy record id), USC (project), 3672 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5218

Unique identifier UC119503

Legacy Identifier CHS-44643.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.9 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
48.1 cm × 34.7 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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