This collection includes approximately 40,000 photographs by commercial photographer Ralph Morris, who worked in the Los Angeles area from 1939-1981. His advertising and industrial clients included department stores, restaurants, the automobile and petroleum industries as well as business executives. Also included is the Luckhaus Studio collection of architecture, fashion, the movie industry, sports and street scenes, images which Morris obtained in 1939. A view of the green steel Schuyler Heim Bridge. Built in 1949, it is the largest vertical lift bridge on the West Coast. It is part of the Terminal Island Frwy, and connects State Route 47 to Route 103, Connecting Terminal Island to Long Beach. It spans the Cerritos Channel, which connects the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Due to heavy truck traffic, proposals have been made to replace it with a standard high bridge. Several oil derricks are also seen.
Express highways--California, Southern Bridges--California--Los Angeles Oil well drilling rigs--California--San Pedro (Los Angeles) Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Terminal Island (Calif.) San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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