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Photograph caption dated May 3, 1965 reads, "Hobo jungle? - No. Boxes of trash and garbage, auto tires, beer cans, old refrigerators, stoves, anything without value can be found in the Antelope Valley where dumping goes on around the clock. Los Angeles County Sheriff's office has only six patrol cars to police the 1,300-square-mile area."; See images #00115782 through #00115784 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Refuse and refuse disposal--California--Antelope Valley Roadside litter--California--Antelope Valley Litter (Trash)--California--Antelope Valley Vacant lands--California--Antelope Valley Open spaces--California--Antelope Valley Land use--California--Antelope Valley Antelope Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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