Seek Buried Treasure in Heart of Los Angeles. Rex Irving McCreery, an attorney, has obtained permission of the Los Angeles, Calif., County board of supervisors to dig for buried treasure on historic Fort Moore Hill over the broadway tunnel in Los Angeles. McCreery (left), is pictured with G. Warren Shufelt, Geophysical Engineer, at the spot where digging will begin on Feb. 27. Shufelt is operating his electrical radio gold finding machine, which, he says, has located five places on the Fort Moore property where gold is believed buried.

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Title:
Seek Buried Treasure in Heart of Los Angeles. Rex Irving McCreery, an attorney, has obtained permission of the Los Angeles, Calif., County board of supervisors to dig for buried treasure on historic Fort Moore Hill over the broadway tunnel in Los Angeles. McCreery (left), is pictured with G. Warren Shufelt, Geophysical Engineer, at the spot where digging will begin on Feb. 27. Shufelt is operating his electrical radio gold finding machine, which, he says, has located five places on the Fort Moore property where gold is believed buried.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Gold: Includes Mining
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
Associated Press Photo
Date:
[ca. March 1933]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Gold
Gold mining
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 231 x 184 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6m314q82d
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001228_0008
Barcode:
39999088103237