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Photograph caption dated March 1, 1955 reads, "Emporium expanded. Seen above shows Builders Emporium, Sepulveda boulevard and Oxnard street, in 1948 when store area included less than 600 square feet of space."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Builders Emporium of Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Do-it-yourself industry--California--Los Angeles Hardware stores--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Electric lines--Poles and towers Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Oxnard Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sepulveda Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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