Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends. This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated December 21, 1956 reads “Mainstay of freeway construction army is old reliable dump truck pictured above. It is moving earth onto grade which will carry traffic on Hollywood Freeway over Vineland avenue.” See images 00146988 through 00146995 for all photos in this series.
Express highways--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction United States Highway 101 Construction projects Dump trucks--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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