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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 22, 1955 reads, "Await street lighting celebration - Old-fashioned street light standards, emphasized here by this old Reo automobile, will be a thing of the past on Magnolia boulevard between Clybourn and Cahuenga starting tomorrow night. Merchants along the boulevard will celebrate the widening of Magnolia and installation of ornamental street lights with a series of events starting Thursday evening. Roy Rick, left, assists Janice Fridolfs, who will cut opening ribbon, from the old-fashioned car, while Jack Rolls tries to crank up the engine. Both Rick and Rolls were instrumental in obtaining petitions for the beautification program in Toluca Village."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Reo Motor Car Company Antique and classic cars--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Magnolia Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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