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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 3, 1956 reads, "John Ellerman, left, and George Helliwell, district engineer of city Department of Traffic, raise first 'Yield' right-of-way traffic sign at Valley intersection of Davana Terrace and Murietta avenue in Sherman Oaks. Yield signs are used when full stop signs are not required. Several others have been approved for Valley streets."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Traffic--Officials and employees Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Lawns--California--Los Angeles Davana Terrace (Los Angeles, Calif.) Murietta Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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