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Title
Calif.'s population center
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
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
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated January 7, 1954 reads, "Intersection of Van Nuys boulevard and Vanowen street, Van Nuys, is pointed out by Mrs. Virginia W. Shaw, of 8842 Matilija Ave., to daughter, Susan Rae Shaw. For first time in 23 years, state's population center is moving south. In 1952 it was at Roscoe and Sepulveda boulevards, says Automobile Club of Southern California."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00135754
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d042_f25_i13
CARL0005615387
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/65627
Subject
Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles)
Signalized intersections--California--Los Angeles
Street signs--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Bus stops--California--Los Angeles
Mothers and daughters--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Girls--California--Los Angeles
Cities and towns--Growth
Population--Statistics
Population
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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