Youngsters enact Old West in playing real movie roles
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 7, 1956 reads "Bandit aims. Stalking his victims from vantage point behind tree, Steven Abrums, 11, bad man in Western picture, takes aim. Entire film was produced by tribe giving boys opportunity to 'live real Western thrills.'" The film was written and produced by Bob Beuhring, Woodcraft Ranger guide.
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Image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Woodcraft Rangers Boys--California--San Fernando Valley Child actors--California--San Fernando Valley Amateur films--California--San Fernando Valley Clubs--California--San Fernando Valley Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Toy guns--California--San Fernando Valley Trees--California--San Fernando Valley Shrubs--California--San Fernando Valley Costumes San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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