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Title
Site of Aliso Street viaduct prior to construction of new bridge, looking west from point 100 feet east of Ramona Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1940
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1940-02-23
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of site of Aliso Street viaduct prior to construction of new bridge, looking west from point 100 feet east of Ramona Boulevard, Los Angeles. Also visible are: automobiles, other vehicles, buildings (mostly dwellings, some commercial, some industrial), very large storage tank (100s of feet high), lawns, retaining walls, utility poles and lines, a few trees, scrub brush in foreground. Legible signs include: ..."Lowest tire prices! E-Z terms"..., ..."Batteries, wheels, oil, retouching"..., ..."Truck tire bargains", "California U.S. 99", "California U.S. 60", "California U.S. 70", "Stop", "Texaco", "Quaker State motor oil", "Publix gasoline", "7-up"....
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
9 x 15 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m731 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-40-84
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m731
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-40-84.jpg
Subject
Automobiles
Buildings
Roadways
Time Period
1940-02-23
Place
California
Los Angeles
Ramona Boulevard
Aliso Street
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. Los Angeles City. Book VI. 40-84 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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