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Title
Mission Road construction, February 1936
Date Created and/or Issued
1936-02-04
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of site of Pacific Electric grade separation over Mission Road before construction, February 1936. In the foreground at center, two wide roads can be seen joining together at the right. At the center of the road, several sets of metallic tracks can be seen intersecting the road. Along both sets of streets, utility poles can be seen. Several automobiles are visible along the street, and a small trolley seems to move along the tracks. In the background at center, a small city can be seen. Behind the city, large trees and hills can be seen. Compares to CHS-42136.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m669
USC-0-1-1-670 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-42137
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m669
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-42137.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles--Streets--Mission Road
Streets
Pavements
Electric railroads--Maintenance and repair
Roadways
Time Period
1936-02-04
Place
California
Los Angeles
Mission Road
USA
Source
42137 [Accession number]
CHS-42137 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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