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Title: Neon 'Sputnik' sign of time
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: 1957
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.
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Description: Photograph caption dated November 12, 1957 reads "Joe Finkelberg, superintendent of neon sign company, on ground, directs worker Jules Smith in securing huge sign, designed with and earth satellite motif and built in the Valley for trip to night-spot near Palm Springs. Eye-catching neon 'sputnik' is constructed of sheet metal and plastic and weighs 1600 pounds."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 19 x 15 cm.
Identifier: 00155487
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d059_f27_i3
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/128518
Subject: Men
Neon signs
Trucks
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Time Period: 1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960

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