San Simeon area highway construction photographs [graphic]. 1930.

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San Simeon area highway construction photographs [graphic]. 1930.

Photographs document highway construction in the vicinity of San Simeon, Calif. Views depict road and bridge construction, California Highway Commission workers, Deer Creek, Salmon Creek and the adjacent California coast.

1 folder (9 photographic prints) : prints 12 x 18 cm, on mounts 18 x 26 cm

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SNAC Resource ID: 7997705

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California. Highway Commission

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Administrative History The first state agencies formed for the purpose of constructing roadways were established in 1895. In that year, the Bureau of Highways was created to study the laws, physical features, and economic and legal status of highways in the State (Stats. 1895, ch. 203). In addition, a Tahoe Wagon Road Commissioner was appointed to investigate the possibilities of construction of a road to Lake Tahoe (Stats. 1895, ch. 128). In...