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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 16, 1964 reads, "Two North Hollywood working girls, Nancy Polis, 21, left, and her sister, Janice, 20, were forced to hitch a ride to work this morning as MTA bus drivers continued the strike which affects a half million riders."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Strikes and lockouts--California--Los Angeles Strikes and lockouts--Local transit--California--Los Angeles Hitchhiking--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Sisters--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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