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Constructing a portable home, Los Angeles(?). 1942



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    Newspaper printing, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two men work on a printing press at the Los Angeles Times. One of the men stands on a raised platform and looks at printed pages which are feeding through the machine. The other man stands on the ground level below him and has his hand on a panel of large buttons.

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  • Hollywood Bowl under construction, 2301 North Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1934

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    A view from the stands of the Hollywood Bowl during construction. A few men are working on the central stage area, which has a long raised walkway to the hill behind it.

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  • Road construction, Riverside Drive, Los Angeles(?). 1936

    Road construction, Riverside Drive, Los Angeles(?). 1936

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    A group of men spread asphalt from the back of a truck onto Riverside Drive in Los Angeles(?). The workmen have pitchforks, shovels and rakes, and there is a steamroller on the left. The house along the street behind them is under construction as well.

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  • Currie's Ice Cream Store, 3701 Beverly , Los Angeles. 1937

    Currie's Ice Cream Store, 3701 Beverly , Los Angeles. 1937

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    An interior view of Currie's Ice Cream Store at 3701 Beverly in Los Angeles. A woman and four men sit on benches at the counter and another woman sits on a bench against the wall on the far right. A large sign hanging on the wall describes the health and sanitation measures taken by the business and invites customers to inspect them. Smaller signs advertise the price of ice cream, buttermilk, hot chocolate, and pies.

    photCL Whitt 1347 ; Whitt neg. 0964

  • Marlow-Burns house assembly, Los Angeles(?). 1946

    Marlow-Burns house assembly, Los Angeles(?). 1946

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    Two workers in a low-ceilinged warehouse assemble walls for the Marlow-Burns development company. One of the men is standing on a ladder and applying whitish paper to a building wall that hangs from an overhead pulley. The other man is wiping a piece of the same kind of paper with a brush.

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  • Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

    Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Image of three men wearing sombreros with one playing a harp while sitting on a wall near the front steps of the Avila Adobe on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. There is a sign about the Adobe and street vending stands are situated on either side of the street.

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