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Photograph caption dated December 4, 1948 reads, "Conclusive proof that developer's dream came true: bustling Van Nuys of today. Thriving community of 52,000 grows where only grain fields existed 37 years ago; this view north on Van Nuys Blvd."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Christmas decorations--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Women--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Commercial buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Street-railroad tracks--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Electric lines--Poles and towers Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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