Dr. George M. Uhl, city health officer demonstrating electrostatic precipitator, or "smog catcher" in Los Angeles, Calif., 1945

Title: Dr. George M. Uhl, city health officer demonstrating electrostatic precipitator, or "smog catcher" in Los Angeles, Calif., 1945
Date Created: September 14, 1945
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Los Angeles health officials began using this device to measure air pollution on September 13, 1945.
Caption: SMOG CATCHER: Left to right, Dr. George M. Uhl, city health officer, pointing; Harry E. Kunkel and Capt. Thomas Marsh demonstrating electrostatic precipitator, or "smog catcher."

Genre: news photographs
Subjects: Air--Pollution--Measurement
Science
Smog--California--Los Angeles County
Electrostatic apparatus and appliances
People
Public health personnel--California--Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)--Officials and employees
Longitude: 34.0550061087703
Latitude: -118.241327404975
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclalat_1429_b3216_37181
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002v6pm
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