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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Photograph included in the exhibit: "Signs of Life : Los Angeles is the City of Neon." Photograph caption dated September 21, 1960 reads, "Jeanne Avery, 15, 14155 Cohasset St., Van Nuys, adds to the view along palm-lined Van Nuys boulevard, community's main business street. The community is the largest in the Valley." Van Nuys is nearing its 50-year anniversary and is being celebrated as one of the most beautiful and productive cities in the Valley.; See images #00118139 through #00118141 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Butler Brothers (Firm) Seaboard Loans (Los Angeles, Calif.) Dorn's (Los Angeles, Calif.) Morris Plan (Los Angeles, Calif.) Young women--California--Los Angeles Teenagers--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Street signs--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Neon signs--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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