These black and white photos that captured traffic accidents of California in the 1950s.
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Car accident at Franklin and Beachwood, Los Angeles, May 26, 1951 |
Car accident at Rosemont Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, September 22, 1951 |
Car accident on Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, October 10, 1951 |
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Car against utility pole on Pacific Electric Tracks, California, November 1, 1951 |
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Car rammed parked truck, 13831 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, August 24, 1951 |
Car rear-ends train, 14th and Alameda streets, Los Angeles, November 7, 1951 |
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Firemen washing down cars to prevent fire at Avalon Boulevard and Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, October 31, 1951 |
Gasoline truck and four vehicles in wreck at 109th and Figueroa streets, Los Angeles, August 23, 1951 |
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Overturned car at Stocker and La Brea, California, April 19, 1951 |
Runaway box car vs. autos in train crossings accident at 25th and Alameda, Los Angeles, May 25, 1951 |
Traffic accident at 167 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 1951 |
Traffic accident at 4966 W Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1951 |
Traffic accident at Beverly Boulevard and Arden Avenue, Los Angeles, September 30, 1951 |
Traffic accident at Santa Monica Blvd. and Western Ave., Los Angeles, May 28, 1951 |
Traffic accident, Los Angeles, June 16, 1951 |
Auto hits pole at 5950 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, May 1, 1952 |
Car accident at Aliso and San Pedro streets, Los Angeles, January 23, 1952 |
Car crashes into concrete slab on Ramona Freeway, Los Angeles, January 28, 1952 |
Hot rod accident at Bellevue Avenue and Silver Lake Boulevard, one goes into the other, and both hit third one, Los Angeles, March 25, 1952 |
Overturned car at 54th Street and Western Avenue, Los Angeles, April 15, 1952 |
Traffic accident at 8th Street and Bonnie Brae Street, Los Angeles, May 20, 1952 |
Two-car accident at Beverly Drive and Kirkside Road, West Los Angeles, April 4, 1952 |
Auto on sidewalk, Culver City, California, 1954 |
Cadillac after coming to stop at tree, Laurel Canyon and Sunset boulevards, Los Angeles, April 23, 1954 |
Car hit fire plug, the other car hit by falling pole, Arapahoe Street and Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, April 15, 1954 |
Accident at Union and 23rd streets, 1955 |
Four cars involved Pasadena Freeway accident at Bishops Road bridge, Los Angeles, July 22, 1955 |
Pasadena Freeway accident at Bishops Road bridge, Los Angeles, July 22, 1955 |
Traffic accident at 64th and Vermont, Los Angeles, February 17, 1956 |
Auto accident at 12th and Figueroa, California, December 7, 1957 |
Auto accident at Rivergrade Road and San Bernardino Road, California, February 10, 1957 |
Manhattan Beach auto accident, California, April 3, 1957 |
Traffic accident on Santa Ana Freeway at 7th Street turnoff, Southern California, March 9, 1957 |
Traffic accident on Santa Ana Freeway at 7th Street turnoff, Southern California, March 9, 1957 |
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Traffic accident on Pacific Coast Highway, California, 8 March 1958 |