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Order Number	00087860
Title	Aerial view of California Portland Cement Company
Photographer	Kelly, Howard D.
Collection ID	Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b21_f2_i31 (Photographic print); KHAF 180-3
Date	1955
Physical Description	1 negative :safety ;7 x 10 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	California Portland Cement Company, located on a 9,000-acre site, opened in 1955 after a nine-mile rail spur connected the site to the main line at Mojave. The plant has been expanded and modernized a number of times, most recently in the early 1980's. Cement from this facility was used to build the Bonaventure Hotel, Dodger Stadium, and the second L.A. Aqueduct.
Description	Aerial view of California Portland Cement Company. It is located in Mojave, west down Oak Creek Road, which connects to Route 58 at the north end of the town. Photograph dated August 1955.
Publisher	Kelly-Holiday.
Subject	California Portland Cement Company. Industrial facilities--California--Mojave. Cement plants--California--Mojave. Industries--California--Mojave. Mojave (Calif.). Mojave (Calif.)--Aerial views. Aerial photographs
Coverage	1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960
Format	Photographic safety negatives
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection