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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Three women on a downtown Los Angeles sidewalk are troubled by the eye-irritating smog. City Hall is barely visible in the background. Photograph dated Septmber 14, 1955.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Air--Pollution--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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