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Title
Ensenada beckons traveler with lazy "place in the sun"
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
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
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated December 10, 1957 reads "Plymouth's first stop. After checking in at Quintas Papagayo, Ensenada, traffic was stopped as 1958 Plymouth Convertible was parked on main street for visit to shops of town. Balmy afternoons and gentle breezes brought out best in convertible top which was down for entire stay in Mexico. Curving scenic roads leading down coast to Ensenada were cinch for car's power steering which make handling extremely easy."; See images #00138579 through #00138582 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;12 x 15 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00138581
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d046_f38_i32
CARL0005686415
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/68122
Subject
Quintas Papagayo (Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico)
Hotels--Mexico--Ensenada (Baja California)
Plymouth automobile
Automobiles--Mexico--Ensenada (Baja California)
Signs and signboards--Mexico--Ensenada (Baja California)
Neon signs--Mexico--Ensenada (Baja California)
Ensenada (Baja California, Mexico)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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