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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 26, 1955 reads, "City and civic officials mark opening of six-lane improvement of Victory boulevard between Kester avenue and Sepulveda boulevard. From left are Arthur Nelson, inspector; Wilfred Lindstrom, Citizen's Bank vice president; B. C. Mann, chief construction inspector; Sherman K. Kirkpatrick, Van Nuys Businessmen's Association president; Jack Smith, construction company superintendent; Van McWhirter, president of Van Nuys Kiwanis Club; M. E. Ryan, supervisor of public works; 'Smokey' Thompson, construction superintendent; Councilman Robert Wilkinson; Michael M. Ferrara and Edwin C. Brandelius, Victory Boulevard Improvement Association; William E. McCann, Board of Public Works vice president; L. W. White, land bureau; Lt. Ed Thomas, Valley police; Carl Berggren and Ferdinand Mendenhall."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Wilkinson, Robert Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Public Works--Officials and employees Victory Boulevard Improvement Association Van Nuys Kiwanis Club--Presidents Van Nuys Businessmen's Association--Presidents Dedications--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Roads--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Men--California--Los Angeles City council members--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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