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Crowd surrounding bulldozer, driven by Governor Ronald Regan, at groundbreaking for Harbor Freeway expansion, Los Angeles, 1968

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Title: Crowd surrounding bulldozer, driven by Governor Ronald Regan, at groundbreaking for Harbor Freeway expansion, Los Angeles, 1968
Date Created and/or Issued: March 17, 1968
1968-03-17
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: FREEWAY GROUNDBREAKING--Gov. Reagan is at the controls of a bulldozer as it breaks ground for extension of Harbor Freeway which will link freeway with the Vincent Thomas Bridge leading to Terminal Island. With Reagan is State Assemblyman Vincent Thomas (D-San Pedro), for whom bridge is named. The $10.5 million freeway project also will involve widening to six lanes from Pacific Coast Highway.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b612_238878
ark:/21198/zz0002vpcq
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Events
Governors--California
Transportation
Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Politicians--California
Express highways--California--Los Angeles County--Design and construction
Thomas, Vincent, 1907-1980
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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