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The tide in the attic

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Description: Story of the flooding of south-west Holland in 1953.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1962.
Call number: 660737
Creator: Rhijn, Aleid van(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: From the library of Kim Stanley Robinson.; From the Kim Stanley Robinson Library. With autograph signature on front free endpaper: "Chère Graham, 800 National Highway".
Dimensions: 21 cm
Associated people: Pomerans, Arnold,; Gill, Margery,; Robinson, Kim Stanley,
Associated organizations: Criterion Books,; American Book-Stratford Press,

Long Beach Steam Station - Discharge Conduit

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Long Beach Steam Station - Discharge Conduit - View looking east along south slope of excavation after flooding.

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Long Beach Steam Station - Plant #2 - Low spot in dike where flooding occurred at high tide at Consolidated Construction crane runway south of L.B.S.S..

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Los Angeles free press v. 9 no. 21 (issue 410)

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Magunden-Mesa Transmission Line

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Magunden-Mesa Transmission Line - Crossroad north of M5-T4 shows type sand bag installation along east and west road. Necessary to stop and control flooding of Feb. 9. R.P.K.

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5th Street east of Figueroa Street

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West Second Street and South Olive Street, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, Cal

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