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Title
Building the Gerald Desmond Bridge
Date Created and/or Issued
1967-04
Contributing Institution
Long Beach Public Library
Collection
Long Beach Photos
Rights Information
For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description
Taken from some distance across the water, this print in the background shows several large concrete pylons under construction for the elevated road leading to the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Behind the pylons there is also is a factory building and skyscraping high power lines. On the shore next to the construction site, a concrete boat launch ramp is visible. In the foreground, two sets of railroad tracks crossing one another are embedded in the road running along the dock. Also central in the foreground, the dock is numbered "750," and a small vessel is tied up nearby. DATE NOTES: Noted on image back. ORIG. IMAGE: 5" x 7" color glossy print from slide. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Harbor, port.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
LBPL_8295.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/496
Subject
Bridges California--History. Construction + architecture
Relation
Bridges - Gerald Desmond

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