before the railroad crossing gate, we had the latest in modern safety technology........................a swinging pendulum Wig Wag!
looking east on market street towards pacific avenue in venice 1929
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USC Digital Archive
The Wig Wag was invented right here in Los Angeles by Albert Hunt, a mechanical engineer with the Pacific Electric Interurban Railroad.
looking east on ocean park boulevard across main street in santa monica 1929
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USC Digital Archive
a self standing wig wag in arcadia 1923
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USC Digital Archive