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Title: Ocean Boulevard bridge
Creator: John J. Lloyd/Long Beach Fire Department
Date Created and/or Issued: 1957
Contributing Institution: Long Beach Public Library
Collection: Long Beach Photos
Rights Information: For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description: With the camera looking northwest, construction of the Ocean Boulevard bridge at Pico Avenue is pictured here. The bridge opened in 1959. Oil rigs stand nearby at left. Vehicle traffic waits at a light. Visible in the hazy background, Signal Hill is covered with oil rigs. A label fixed to the front of this print is dated "1957." On image back is stamped, "LBFD John J. Lloyd; Feb 25, 1958; Ocean & Pico." DATE NOTES: See text above. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Streets, roads, transportation, automobiles, Blvd., Ave.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: LBPL_6554.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/2223
Subject: Bridges California--History. Construction + architecture
Relation: Bridges - Ocean Boulevard

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