IMAGERY – Traffic on the Cahuenga Pass, 1897

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Photograph of two cyclists on the Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, circa 1897. The man to the right walks his bicycle on the unpaved road, looking at his companion riding to the left, on whose back is strapped a briefcase of some kind. The terrain surrounding them is comprised entirely of grassy hills. Caption on photoprint reads: “Cahuenga Pass — connecting Hollywood and San Fernando Valley — as it was in 1897.”

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This entry was posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 8:47 am and is filed under Flashbacks, Imagery and tagged with 1800s, Cahuenga Pass, Imagery, Photo, Photograph, Photography, USC Digital Archive, What Lies Beneath. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

4 Responses to “IMAGERY – Traffic on the Cahuenga Pass, 1897”

1. Michael Cahn says:

   November 17, 2009 at 10:19 pm

   this is clearly a tandem, with two riders

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   • lynnster says:

     November 20, 2009 at 7:42 am

     Good eye! I guess the USC Digital Library didn’t notice that. :)

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2. Bernadette says:

   February 22, 2010 at 11:32 am

   So that would be the original car pool……

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3. SouTHCoaster says:

   February 22, 2010 at 8:11 pm

   i just drove home through that pass. i bet with all the traffic that i sat in those dudes probably beat me home…

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