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Description:: A massive steam shovel holds sand over the ground with two men watching from inside.
Date:: March 15, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: From the view of the control house, the arm of a gigantic crane extends vertically through the center of the image. The All American Canal's trench passes beneath it and across the image. Directly beneath the crane, a large sand bucket sits at the bottom of the trench, gathering sand. A wall of sand lines the far side of the trench. Beyond it, the desert floor stretches into the distance.
Date:: [between March - April, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The details of the rigorous construction of the All American Canal.
Date:: March 15, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: From the view of the control house the gigantic crane can be seen digging trenches in the sand.
Date:: March 15, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Similar photographs appear with the article, "Blazing Skies Defied by Hurrying Crews Digging Big Ditch in Desert," Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar 1936: 10.
Date:: [between March - April, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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