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Title
Minor street repairs at death trap crossing
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated February 1, 1954 reads, "Repair crews put down pavement patching on sewer installations through dangerous intersection at Sherman Way and Laurel Canyon boulevard in North Hollywood. Traffic confusions results at dangerus [sic] train crossing which has taken lives of several motorists. City Department of traffic said advance signals, special signs and new no-left-turn plan will be constructed soon."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00136578
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d043_f21_i12
CARL0005638800
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/66543
Subject
Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles
Roadside improvement--California--Los Angeles
Railroad crossings--California--Los Angeles
Railroad tracks--California--Los Angeles
Traffic lanes--California--Los Angeles
Traffic flow--California--Los Angeles
Electric lines--Poles and towers
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Trucks--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Sherman Way (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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