Title supplied by cataloger Aerial view of Los Angeles from an altitude of approximately 5,000 to 5,500 feet. View is looking northwest with the Civic Center at center, and City Hall's tower visible in the middle; 101 Freeway runs right to left through center (barely visible); 110 Freeway runs middle left to middle right (barely visible); Chávez Ravine is at middle right (before Dodger Stadium was developed); Santa Fe railroad yard is at bottom left; the Los Angeles River zigzags from bottom left to upper middle, fading in the distance. The Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains can be seen in the background. Photograph dated November 26, 1955.
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image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Santa Fe Southern Railway Company Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Express highway interchanges--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Railroad yards--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Rivers--California--Los Angeles Mountains--California, Southern Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.) United States Highway 101 Los Angeles River (Calif.) Interstate 110 Aerial photographs
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