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Photograph caption dated May 29, 1958 reads "This is Los Angeles' 'Derby Downs,' at Avenue 43 and the Arroyo Seco Parkway, where the three Los Angeles-Orange County Soap Box Derby races will be held. Dates are July 31 and Aug. 1 and 2. The Valley Times is co-sponsoring the Derby in San Fernando Valley in cooperation with Chevrolet dealers throughout this area."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Crowds--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Soap box derbies--California--Los Angeles Coaster cars--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern Roads--California--Los Angeles--Interchanges and intersections Grandstands--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Montecito Heights (Los Angeles) Montecito Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Arroyo Seco Parkway (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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