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Title
Oxnard Blvd. on the new Roosevelt Highway, Oxnard, Calif
Creator
Plunkett, Bob
Date Created and/or Issued
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of automobiles lined along the business district at the 700 block of Oxnard Boulevard, on the Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway), with visible signs for New China chop suey, groceries and a pool hall labeled "Pool Hall, put Eastside inside, the perfect brew." A billboard for all-steel refrigerators from General Electric sold by Fred C. Snodgrass is visible at right.
"Oxnard Blvd. on the new Roosevelt Highway, Oxnard, Calif" and "53"--text, on negative. Title transcribed from negative. Date approximated by cataloger based on the year the Roosevelt Highway was dedicated and date of similar item in set (see photCL_555_06_2271).
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 9.1 x 14.7 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
488713
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/18692
Subject
Pacific Coast Highway
Business districts
Streets
Photographs. (aat)
Place
Oxnard (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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