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[Simon Rodia building Watts Towers]
Creator
Garry WatsonAmerican Photographer · 1928–present
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- March 2, 1953
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
A view of one of the Watts Towers, under construction, seen from below. Simon Rodia, wearing overalls and a hat, is standing on a spire beside the tower. He is holding onto the spire with one hand and looking into the distance.
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