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Workers, Pacific Wire Rope, 1840 East 15th, Los Angeles. 1940

Description
Three men lean on a table in the Pacific Wire Rope plant at 1840 East 15th in Los Angeles. The table is covered with a large circle that is marked with numerous measurements. There are flat circular discs with holes in the middle resting on the diagram, and one of the men is holding a disc and pointing to it with a pencil.
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Date
1940
Call number
photCL Whitt 1755 ; Whitt neg. 1648
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