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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 12, 1957 reads "Natural stone table top created by Frank S. Trombatore of Van Nuys from 354 mineral fragments, including petrified wood, dinosaur bones, travertine, chrysacolla, obsidian-onyx and agate-jade. Work took Trombatore 472 hours." The article partially reads "They call themselves rock hounds. But they really are housewives with a yen for amethysts--carpenters with a diamond hunter's longings--bookkeepers with a '49er's instincts. They are the legion of nearly 30,000 Valleyites who collect rocks and minerals for a hobby, transforming them into jewelry, table tops, lamp bases and more exotic forms."; See images #00140512 through #00140516 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Tables--California--Los Angeles Awards--California--Los Angeles Rocks--Collection and preservation--California--Los Angeles Minerals--Collection and preservation--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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