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Humorous boat trip on the L.A. River

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Order Number	00034825
Title	Humorous boat trip on the L.A. River
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 7535-L.A. River survey expedition; HE-001-964 4x5
Date	1938
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Used in the "Extra! More local news" exhibition
Description	To lighten up the misery caused by the greatest rainstorm and heaviest rainfall in Southern California history, Herald-Express photographer Coy Watson Jr. (left) and reporter Fred Eldridge attempt a boat expedition from Hyperion Ave. to Long Beach--a gay sidelight to the tragedy. This storm was the inducement to begin concrete channelization of the L.A. River.
Subject	Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express (Firm)--Employees. Rivers--California, Southern. Rainstorms--California--Los Angeles. Newspaper employees--California--Los Angeles. Photographers--United States. Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles. Boys--California--Los Angeles. Girls--California--Los Angeles. Men--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles River (Calif.). Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection