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Entrance, Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes. 1937

Description
Palm trees and a wood gate frame the entrance to the Rolling Hills area of Palos Verdes. A sign over the gate reads "Rolling Hills : country life -- city convenience". The road that passes through the gate and into the distance is unpaved and has picket fences and young trees lining the sides.
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Date
1937
Call number
photCL Whitt 0575 ; Whitt neg. 1566
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