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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 26, 1956 reads "Fingers of cement reach for hills as pieces of freeway are put together with total completion expected by end of 1958. Chalk Hills to Calabasas section should be finished late in 1957 and as work on overheads and off-and-on ramps speeds ahead plans are being laid for completion of Sepulveda to Chalk Hills section sometime in 1958."; See images #00118492 through #00118499 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Express highways--California, Southern Trees--California--San Fernando Valley Mountains--California, Southern Roads--Design and construction United States Highway 101 San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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