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Order Number	00010569
Title	One tar pit
Collection ID	Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession	WPA 585-B 4x5
Date	1937
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	A view of one of the tar pits. There is some bubbling in the pond. This is located on Wilshire Blvd. between Ogden Dr. and Curson Ave. Tar taken from these pits was used by early inhabitants for roofing houses. Bones of prehistoric animals were not recognized and preserved until later.
Publisher	Federal Writers' Project.
Subject	Fossils--California--Los Angeles. La Brea Pits (Calif.). Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Park). Works Progress Administration 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.
Internal Notes	Additional prints: 00010581 and 00069066.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection