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Photograph caption dated October 24, 1953 reads, "Five p.m. frustration - Picture taken from exactly the same spot as 7 a.m. Saturation illustrates reverse flow of home-bound residents, again forced into two lanes while two lanes at right carry little or no traffic. This photo is a time-exposure. Bright white streak is caused by endless line of headlights on cars moving westward."; See images #00136573 through #00136576 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
Traffic congestion--California--Los Angeles Traffic density--California--Los Angeles Traffic lanes--California--Los Angeles Traffic flow--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Billboards--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Chronophotography Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ventura Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Balboa Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Night photographs
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