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Blasting for asphaltum at the Brea ranch near Santa Monica

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Description
Image of a cloud of smoke and dust created from asphalt blasting at the Brea ranch (presumably located near the La Brea Tar Pits in present-day Hancock Park in Los Angeles, California).
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Date
1890
Call number
photCL_555_01_1691
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