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Mayor Sam Yorty and engineer S.S. Taylor demonstrating radar speed meter in Los Angeles, Calif., 1972

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Title: Mayor Sam Yorty and engineer S.S. Taylor demonstrating radar speed meter in Los Angeles, Calif., 1972
Contributor: Brown, Frank Q.
Date Created and/or Issued: March 23, 1972
1972-03-23
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: A RADAR REMINDER--Mayor Sam Yorty and S.S. (Sam) Taylor, city traffic engineer, with a radar-activated meter that shows motorists how fast they are driving. Device, first of four planned, was demonstrated outside City Hall. It was conceived by Taylor for use in city's high-speed areas.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b694_270870
ark:/21198/zz0002nk0w
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Legal
Radar in speed limit enforcement--Equipment and supplies
Traffic engineers--California--Los Angeles County
Transportation
Traffic safety--California--Los Angeles--Technological innovations
Mayors--California--Los Angeles
Taylor, Sam (Seymour Stillman), 1914-1977
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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