Title supplied by cataloger. Aerial view of the Central Manufacturing District, located within the cities of Commerce, Bell, and Vernon; view is looking south. Some identifiable areas include: the Los Angeles River, visible from middle right curving mid-photo, and running vertically toward top; Bandini Boulevard diagonally from lower right to middle left; a section of the Long Beach (710) Freeway (two white curved lines, vertically up the middle); Atlantic Boulevard from lower left to middle right, and zigzagging up to top right; Eastern Avenue running vertically along left; Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railyards at bottom; Santa Ana (5) Freeway at lower left corner; Cheli Air Force Station is at center. In the distance, the city of Bell Gardens is to the left, and the city of Maywood is to the right. Photographed for Boyd Company on November 26, 1955.
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image
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1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm. Photographic safety negatives
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