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Opening Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. December 27, 1924

Description: A panoramic view of the opening day events for Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. A crowd of people has gathered around a circular enclosure, which is mostly empty, except for a few men and several men on horseback on the far left. Beyond the enclosure there are numerous automobiles parked and posters for sideshow attractions. Writing in white in lower left corner reads "No 101629 ; Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon Ave."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: December 27, 1924
Call number: photCL 470 (069)
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Los Angeles High School, 4600 Country Club Drive, Los Angeles. December 14, 1924

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A street view of Los Angeles High School at 4600 Country Club Drive (now Olympic) in Los Angeles. The main building is three and a half stories, while the wings perpendicular to the street are two and a half stories, and the central tower is five or six stories. The street is empty except for three parked automobiles. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "No 101627 ; Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon Ave".

photCL 470 (064)

From Mulholland Drive

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View of the Hollywood Hills from Mulholland Drive, showing a few houses and a faint view of the "Hollywoodland" sign in the upper right.

photCL_555_01_1738

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1924

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the northeast section of Hollywood in Los Angeles. The view faces west on the left and the north on the right. Most of the buildings in the foreground on the left are business or office buildings, some with signs, including Palmer Photoplay Corporation and the Hollywood branch of Security Trust and Savings Bank. The buildings on the left and in the background on the right are mainly residential. Ms. note in white at the bottom center reads "Photo no 526 ; 4-2-24 ; The Aerograph Co. ; Los Angeles".

photCL 470 (024)

John Muir Junior High School, 5929 South Vermont, Los Angeles. December 19, 1924

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A street view of John Muir Junior High School at 5929 South Vermont in Los Angeles. The building is two stories, with entrances on each of the adjacent streets. A man stands in the street at the far left, but the streets are otherwise empty. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "No 101628 ; Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon Ave ; L.A.".

photCL 470 (065)

Brown City Kansas Picnic in Sycamore Grove Park, Highland Park, Los Angeles. February 24, 1924

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A panoramic group photograph of about 90 men, women, and children at the Brown City Kansas Picnic in Sycamore Grove Park in Highland Park, Los Angeles. The men are wearing dark suits and ties, while the women wear dresses and hats. The first row of people are seated on benches, with the rest standing behind them. There are some trees behind them, and a hill with a house on it in the background. Writing in white in lower left corner reads "Photo no. 508 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles, Calif."

photCL 470 (045)

Road construction, Riverside Drive, Los Angeles(?). 1936

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A group of men spread asphalt from the back of a truck onto Riverside Drive in Los Angeles(?). The workmen have pitchforks, shovels and rakes, and there is a steamroller on the left. The house along the street behind them is under construction as well.

PhotCL Whitt 1983 ; Whitt neg. 0887

Opening Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. December 27, 1924

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