Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933

Title: Barrier build in front of Mulholland Dam, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 1933
Date Created: December, 1933
Date: 1933-12
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: In 1933, about ten years after the Dam was completed, the city started building what was known as a “psychological dam” on the opposite side of the reservoir in order to appease residents’ safety concerns.
A utility truck sits at the edge of a large mound of dirt on the opposite side of the dam.
This photograph appears with the article, “Hollywood Dam backed By Barrier,” Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec 1933: A1
Caption: Text from newspaper caption: [above:] Reservoir Being Buttressed by Earth and Rock Fill [below:] Hollywood Dam as It Appears Today
Text from negative sleeve: Hollywood Dam x

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_9544
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