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Point Fermin, San Pedro. 1936
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Factory interior, Bethlehem Steel Company. 1936
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A slightly elevated view of the interior of the Bethlehem Steel Company. A man in the foreground sits in a chair with his back to the camera, facing a large container with a chute. This container and dozens of crates behind it are filled with large bolts. Along the far wall of the building, men are working at stations with long rods or pipes.
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Point Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, as seen from rocky beach
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Ford convertible sedans. 1935
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Folder 42: Point Fermin (San Pedro)
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