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Title
Valley snow gives traffic trouble, but kids have fun
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.
Description
Photograph caption dated January 30, 1957 reads, "Snow plows clear Ridge Route - Snow plows clear snow from Ridge Route after snow reached depth of 18 inches at Gorman. More than 200 truck drivers were stranded in Palmdale by ice and snow which closed Highway 6 to all but automobiles with chains. Blizzard conditions were reported on Highway 6 where strong winds whipped snow through mountainous area."; See images #00116868 through #00116874 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00116868
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d019_f1_i22
CARL0005337822
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/50458
Subject
Snowplows--California--Ridge Route
Blizzards--California--Ridge Route
Snow--California--Ridge Route
Roads--California--Ridge Route
Mountains--California, Southern
Ridge Route (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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