Department of Public Works Sewer and Drain Maintenance division, showing an employee oiling the bearing on the station ventilation motor, ca.1927

Photograph of an interior view of the Department of Public Works Sewer and Drain Maintenance division, showing an employee oiling the bearing on the station ventilation motor, ca.1927 The room is rounded with lightly-colored walls stained with dark drips. Two large, cylindrical machines stand on the right while a man in a hat operates a lever on the left. A thick pipe bends into the ground on the far left while a picture hangs from the wall on the right. Additional information: The photo shows the interior of a sewage pump station, motor room level. It clearly shows the two electric pump motors located to the right of the employee. The employee is oiling the bearing on the station ventilation motor. The photograph also features the pump station work bench next to the electrical boxes with the "Stop Mistakes in Painting" advertisement which can be seen in the background, at left. The work bench was a standard feature for this type of City of Los Angeles sewage pump station and is specified in the pump station plans, along with a bulletin board (not shown in photo). The pump station has two levels, with this being the top floor. The level below houses the pumps and wet well. The staff gauge is visible on the wall behind the employee that measures the water level in the wet well. Other details shown in the photo include the glass oilers at the base of each pump motor and the tool board (with pipe wrench and pliers) to the right of the pump motors. Based on the circular brick construction of the station, the double hung windows and general layout, the photograph could be of the Mar Vista sewage pump station that was built circa 1927.