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Photograph caption dated May 17, 1955 reads, "End of freeway tieup. Autos begin creeping down inbound lane of Hollywood Freeway as two-hour morning traffic jam slowly disperses. Broken down truck caused tieup, backed up commuter cars on all main arteries leading from Valley."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic congestion--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Street lighting--California--Los Angeles United States Highway 101 Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.) Cahuenga Pass (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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