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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 8, 1963 reads, "Don Gifford needs a ladder to reach the same heights as the giant sunflowers growing at his North Hollywood home at 11163 Camarillo St. The big flowers just kept growing and growing, and when they reached 18 feet, Gifford decided it was about time to cut them down and allow room for other plants."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Sunflowers--California--Los Angeles Backyards--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Gardening--California--Los Angeles Ladders Wooden fences--California--Los Angeles Wood poles--California--Los Angeles Wire fencing--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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