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Description
Photograph of Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pershing Square parking garage, 1951. At center, an older gentleman in a lightly-colored suit stands in front of a microphone on a bandstand with his hand in his pocket. Behind him, other men are seated, while a second mic is visible to the left of him. Bunting is hung from the railing of the bandstand. Buildings are visible in the background, including one with the sign "[Union] Pacif[ic]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 15 x 10 cm. photographic prints photographs
Bowron, Fletcher Pershing Square Los Angeles--Parks--Pershing Square--Groundbreaking--Garage--1951 Parks Rites and ceremonies Parking garages Building Mayors
Time Period
1951
Place
5th Street and Olive Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
41704 [Accession number] CHS-41704 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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