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Title
Northern Coachella Valley, looking west
Alternative Title
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection
Creator
Kelly, Howard D
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued
1956
Publication Information
Kelly-Holiday
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
Title supplied by cataloger.
State Route 111 runs from Calexico to Palm Springs through the Coachella Valley. It begins at a junction with Interstate 10 near the foot of San Jacinto Peak east of the San Gorgonio Pass. As it continues south, it becomes a surface street as it enters Palm Springs. It serves as a links to every desert resort city, such as Palm Springs, Palm Desert and La Quinta, in the valley.
Northern Coachella Valley; looking west. The visible area is from approximately La Quinta at the left (south) to about Palm Springs at the right (north), and is located between Highway 111 and 99. Arid land completely surrounds the landscape, and the San Jacinto Mountains sprawl out in the background. Photograph dated June 16, 1956.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00089288
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Collection
GPC_b23_f1_i17 (Photographic print); KHAF 269-6
CARL0004942844
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/4712
Subject
Mountains--California, Southern
La Quinta (Calif.)--Aerial views
Palm Springs (Calif.)--Aerial views
Coachella Valley (Calif.)--Aerial views
Coachella Valley (Calif.)
San Jacinto Mountains (Calif.)
State Route 111 (Calif.)
Palm Springs (Calif.)
La Quinta (Calif.)
Aerial photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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