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Photograph was edited for publication purposes In 1927, Paramount Pictures purchased 2,700 acres of the old Rancho Las Virgenes (now Agoura Hills) for use as a "movie ranch." William Hertz bought the southeast portion in 1953 and built a permanent western town utilizing Paramount Pictures' old prop storage sheds. In 1980 the National Park Service purchased the land and today the Paramount Ranch Western Town is the only working movie western town in the National Park System. Photograph caption dated May 4, 1955 reads "Here comes the parade. Events of day lead off with parade starting at old mining town movie set on Paramount Ranch. Approximately 500 horse lovers participated in two day affair."; See images #00135575 through #00135577 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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