C. D. Hamilton, Mayor Will Fowler, Jessie Reynolds, Harry Hopkins, E. Q. Sullivan, Earl Lee Kelly and an unidentified man at a ribbon cutting ceremony, Redlands, 1936
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The previous Highway 99 was incredibly crooked, but thanks to the new Central-avenue link railroad crossings, crooks and turns, traffic and cross streets on the highway throughout the city, which will speed up transcontinental traffic. Photograph appears with the article, "New Route Now Direct," Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan 1936: 10. The men stand on either side of Miss Reynolds as she uses a small pair of scissors to cut the ribbon that is being held by two people who stand out of the camera's frame. Text from newspaper caption: State, county, city and civic leaders are shown at Redlands yesterday when important link on Highway 99 was formally opened. Left to right, C. D. Hamilton, new member of State Highway Commission; Mayor Will Fowler of Redlands; Jessie Reynolds, secretary of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce; Harry Hopkins, chairman of the highway commission; E. Q. Sullivan, State engineer, and Earl Lee Kelly, director of Public Works Department. Text from negative sleeve: 3284 L. to R. C. D. Hamilton, of State Highway Commission, Mayor Will Fowler Jessie Reynolds, sec of Chamber of Commerce, Harry Hopkins, Chairman of Highway Commission E. Q. Sullivan, State Engineer. Earl Lee Kelly, Director of Public works Dept. open new Link of hiway 99 in Redlands 1-10-36 [stamped:] Jan 21 1936
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_12180 ark:/21198/zz002h85zs
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Government officials--American--California--Redlands Scissors and shears Chambers of commerce--California--Redlands Mayors--California--Redlands Rites & ceremonies--California--Redlands Engineers Roads--California Sullivan, Edwin Q., b. 1888 Hamilton, C. D Fowler, Will, (Mayor) Hopkins, Harry, (Chairman) Kelly, Earl Lee, b. 1893 Reynolds, Jessie, b. 1896 or 1902
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