California governor C.C. Young, Miss Canada, Miss Mexico, and crowd at ribbon-cutting ceremony, Roosevelt Highway, Malibu, 1929

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California governor C.C. Young, Miss Canada, Miss Mexico, and crowd at ribbon-cutting ceremony, Roosevelt Highway, Malibu, 1929

1929

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A similar photograph appears with the article “Malibu Ranch Scenic Wonders Open at Last, Three Nations Linked By Highway, Canada and Mexico Share in Ceremony Marking Opening of Scenic Roosevelt Turnpike Through Famous Malibu Ranch,” Los Angeles Times, 30 June 1929. Caption reads: In Sycamore Canyon. Gov. Young, assisted by Miss Mexico and Miss Canada, prepares to sever the barrier and throw the road open to the peoples of three nations. (P. & A. photos)

C.C. Young, at center, in suit and tie, holding knife, smiling, with Grant Donley, in skirt, sweater, knitted hat, and Miss Canada sash, waving, seated on car at left, and Marianita Servin (daughter of Dr. Guillermo Servin), in skirt, sleeveless blouse, necklace, and Miss Mexico sash, waving, at right, with tangle of paper ribbons in foreground, uniformed officers and crowd, many waving hats, and hillside in background

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: California, highways, Roosevelt Highway

Events

Culture

California Highway 1 (Calif.)

Dedications--California--Malibu

Government

People

Servin, Marianita

Young, C. C. (Clement Calhoun), 1869-1947

Donley, Grant Lillian, 1907-1976

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California Digital Library

Events

Culture

California Highway 1 (Calif.)

Dedications--California--Malibu

Government

People

Servin, Marianita

Young, C. C. (Clement Calhoun), 1869-1947

Donley, Grant Lillian, 1907-1976