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Description
Photograph. "Surprising uprising -- George Applegate measures mysterious swelling of Opp Street in Wilmington. Residents were shocked yesterday morning to discover they were living in 'hill country.' Street is seven inches above the curbing. Officials are investigating." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 4 June 1946. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Applegate, George Los Angeles--City--Streets--Signs & Repair
Time Period
circa 1946-06-04
Place
-118.26743,34.05377 -118.23476,33.78514 -118.26735,34.05238 -118.27738,33.78199 California Los Angeles Opp Street USA Wilmington
Source
3-1275-02805-9179 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-STR-015 [Original Filename] Subjects 320 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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