Los Angeles River sewer relocation 1939

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Three men push a large concrete cylinder into place.

Los Angeles River sewer relocation 1939

Channel improvement on Los Angeles River, California. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Transporting 60-inch pipe to position in relocated sewer tunnel under Los Angeles River. Photograph taken June 30, 1939.

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Tags: Great Depression

Photo by: Los Angeles District | VIRIN: 240311-A-DS407-001.JPG

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