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View across one of the tar pits

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Order Number	00010570
Title	View across one of the tar pits
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Parks-Hancock Park-La Brea Tar Pits.
Date	1937
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	A view of one of the tar pits, now covered with a layer of water. The (at that time) owner of this area, Henry Hancock, excavated this section for its tar content. Car-loads of bones not then known to have a scientific value were burned as rubbish. This area became known as the "Death Trap of the Ages" when it was discovered that the bones were from prehistoric mammals, plants and birds.
Subject	Fossils--California--Los Angeles. La Brea Pits (Calif.). Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Park).
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection