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Photograph caption dated September 9 1954 reads, "This Navy blimp is gathering smog samples over downtown Los Angeles for study seeking solution to smog problem. Samples are taken at three different levels--500, 1,000 feet and at top of smog layer."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
United States.--Navy Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Air--Pollution--California--Los Angeles Airships--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Civic centers--California--Los Angeles Smog--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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