CIVIL ENGINEERING

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"CIVIL ENGINEERING"

Entry/Object ID

2000.178.8.2

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; White; Yellow A reprint of "Civil Engineering," published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, June 1981. The four page artifact has a color photograph at the front of a golfer on one of the golf courses at Industry Hills. He swings a club over his head and wears a white shirt, navy blue pants, and white shoes. Behind him is a row of plants and flowers, and at the center of the back is a grassy hill with the red trcks of the trolley system down the middle. At the center of the tracks are the two red vehicles. On the hill at the right is St. Andrews Station and at the center is the Sheraton Hotel. The hotel is under construction as evidenced by the large crane seen behind it. The title is at the center of the top in blue and black and across the bottom center in yellow are the words, "The Outstanding Civil Engineering / Achievement of 1981." Inside and at the back is the article on the construction of Industry Hills entitled, "Ugly dump site transformed into recreation mega-facility" as it appeared in the whole issue of the publication. Two black and white photographs of the site are included. With no signs of wear or damage, the object is in good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil engineering

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), City of Industry, American Society of Civil Engineers, Conference facilities--City of Industry (Calif.), Sports facilities--City of Industry (Calif.), Golf courses--City of Industry (Calif.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)