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Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes The Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture is a two-year community college in Woodland Hills, California. It opened in September 1947, with 70 students and 18 faculty members and is part of the Los Angeles Community College District. The school's initial focus was crop cultivation and animal husbandry, and still retains a large swatch of open fields for hands-on working farm training. In 1956 the school was renamed Los Angeles Pierce College. Photograph caption dated March 10, 1958 reads, "Ready for shipment - Signe Booth, 19, and Ed Eckland, 18, pack fleece into large sacks ready for shipment. Best wool obtained during shearing period will be entered at California Wool Show during May in Sacramento."; See images #001357802 through #00135806 for all photos in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Identifier
00135804 Valley Times Collection HCNVT_d042_f29_i31 CARL0005618683 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/65774
Subject
Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Pierce College--Students Community colleges--California--Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) Community college students--California--Los Angeles Young women--California--Los Angeles Young men--California--Los Angeles Wool--Packing--California--Los Angeles Sheep-shearing--California--Los Angeles Animal culture--California--Los Angeles Livestock--California--Los Angeles Sheep--California--Los Angeles Wool--Measurement Wool--Growth Wool Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
