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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 28, 1956 reads "Valley heat proves too much for road patch at Sherman Way and Havenhurst. Blacktop gave way, dropping rear wheel of bus into three-foot hole. Transit Line bus operates on No. 90 line to Canoga Park. Surveying damage and waiting for tow service are mechanic Carl A. Weinbrecht, left, of Los Angeles and supervisor Robert W. Colton, 7656 Paso Robles, Van Nuys."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Automobile mechanics--California--Los Angeles Buses--California--Los Angeles Roads--Deterioration Heat waves (Meteorology)--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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