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Photograph caption dated June 29, 1962 reads, "The first earth was turned with gold-plated shovels at Tyrone Ave. and Erwin St. in Van Nuys Thursday as construction of the $5,000,000 Valley Police Headquarters Building began. Acting Police Chief Richard Simon, left, lifts the first shovel-full. Joe Holt, president of the Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce, on tractor, and Mayor Sam Yorty, Councilman Ernie Bernardi and architects Donald Tillman and Stanley Moe land their support."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998 Tillman, Donald C Bernardi, Ernani Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Police stations--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) City council members--California--Los Angeles Mayors--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Shovels--California--Los Angeles Architects--United States Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Tyrone Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Erwin Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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