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Photograph caption dated December 31, 1953 reads, "You won't know this lower section of Weldon Canyon in a few months for new $3,000,000 Golden State Highway is getting nearer. Soon more than 500,000 cubic yards of dirt will be pulled from nearby hills, providing base for new super highway. Area was homesteaded in 1875 by Kansas Pioneer Victor D. Weldon, whose descendants still live there."; See images #00137885 through #00137887 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Roads--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Design and construction Dirt roads--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Land subdivision--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Land use--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) City planning--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Express highways--California Trees--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Interstate 5 Valley Times Collection photographs
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