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Freeway Link Open to Civic Center, 1951

Description

10 images. Freeway Link Open to Civic Center, 20 December 1951. View westward from Grand Avenue Bridge over Hollywood Freeway showing first cars streaming through new half-mile link into Civic Center; Robert Mitchell (President of Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association); Edward R. Valentine (President, Downtown Business Association); Mayor Fletcher Bowron; Harrison R. Baker (of California Highway Commission); Raymond V. Darby.
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Sansone. Date: 12-20. Reporter: Parker. Assignment: Freeway link open to Civic Center. Cutting ribbon opening most important link in freeway system are, l to r: Robert Mitchell, president, Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Assn.; Edward R. Valentine, Prexy, Downtown Business Men's Assn.; Mayor Fletcher Bowron; Harrison R. Baker, of Calif. Highway commission; and Raymond V. Darby, county supervisor. View westward from Grand Ave. bridge over Hollywood Freeway, showing first cars streaming through new half-mile link into Civic Center".

Title:

Freeway Link Open to Civic Center, 1951

Record ID:

examiner-m7789

Names & Dates

Created:

1951-12-20

Creator:

[photographer] sANSONE

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Coverage:

1951-12-20

Place:

[manmade features] Grand Avenue Bridge over Hollywood Freeway
[cities] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
10 photographs : negatives, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

University of Southern California

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343

Identifiers

Record ID:

examiner-m7789

Source:

[sleeve no] 9434-017