Eagle Rock Drainage System construction, September 1936

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Photograph of Eagle Rock Drainage System construction, September 1936. In the foreground at center, two rows of vertical wooden beams enclosing a trench can be seen extending into the background. On both sides of the beams, large groups of men can be seen. Between the two rows of vertical posts, lines of perpendicular posts are visible. Two men stand in the trench on a concrete drainage pipe. Another section of the pipe is being lowered overhead by the crane at left. In the background at left, additional sections of pipe are visible. In the background at right, large piles of dirt can be seen.

Asset Metadata

Title Eagle Rock Drainage System construction, September 1936

Subject Building (lcsh), Canals (adlf), Los Angeles -- Department of Public Works -- Construction scenes #1 -- Identified (file heading), Storm sewers (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Eagle Rock (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Yosemite Drive and LaRoda Avenue (roadway)

Temporal Subject 1936-09-27

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)

Date Created 1936-09-27

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-m4094

Identifier 44688 (accession number), CHS-44688 (call number), CHS-44688 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5444 (legacy record id), chs-m4094 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-4184 (legacy record id), USC (project), F-5484 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5444

Unique identifier UC120026

Legacy Identifier CHS-44688.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.7 in × 19.2 in at 300dpi
34.9 cm × 48.9 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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