This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 29, 1955 reads, "Van Nuys traffic officers re-direct Valley traffic from Ventura-Sepulveda boulevard intersection as fire roars through Sepulveda Canyon. West Los Angeles police set up similar roadblock on other side of Santa Monica Mountains, guiding home-bound Valley motorists over Beverly Glen. Normal traffic flow resumed at 1 a.m. today."; See images #00143204 through #00143205 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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