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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 13, 1956 reads, "Part of firm's $225,000 truck fleet is shown in this view of new $85,000-plus Wagnild plant at 15203 Oxnard St., Van Nuys. Structure holds 310 tons of rock, sand and cement high in air, and ready-mix trucks can be loaded in one minute and 10 seconds there."; See images #00146675 through #00146676 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Wagnild Ready-Mix Concrete Co Ready mixed concrete industry--California--Los Angeles Concrete plants--California--Los Angeles Concrete mixers--California--Los Angeles Trucks--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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