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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The photograph shown was taken on December 16, 1911. Please refer to image #00032826 to see the way it looked just eleven months earlier on February 9, 1911. Photographs were reproduced and published in 1961 by Ralph Samuels Valley Photo. Photograph used for an article dated February 22, 1961; the caption reads, "These two photographs depict the rapid growth of Van Nuys in the first few months following its founding. Top photograph, taken on Feb. 9th, 1911, shows first building erected, the Southern Pacific railroad station. Bottom photograph, taken Dec. 16th, 1911, shows Van Nuys Boulevard, with the Pacific Electric line in the center and a good start towards building a city."; See images #00032826 and #00117914 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;5 x 25 cm. on 21 x 26 cm. sheet. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Street-railroads--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Street-railroad tracks--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Railroads, Cable--California--Los Angeles Electric cables Bunting (Cloth) Commercial buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Crowds--California--Los Angeles Flags--United States Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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