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Photograph caption dated October 7, 1960 reads "New roadway. Salvador Trejo, 1206 S. Central Ave., Compton, is one of the workmen on duty at site of construction of the Golden State Freeway through Sun Valley. Completion is scheduled for sometime next year. Eventual extension of the Hollywood Freeway will join the Golden State at a location just within Sun Valley boundaries. San Fernando road is the present major north-south route through Sun Valley."; See images #00130912 through #00130916 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern--Design and construction Express highways--California, Southern Roads--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles Hammers--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Telephone lines--California--Los Angeles Interstate 5 Interstate 5--Design and construction Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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