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Date Created and/or Issued
1956
Publication Information
Los Angeles (Calif.).Department of Recreation and Parks
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Camp Radford, which opened in 1919, is located near Barton Flats, in the San Bernardino Mountains, at an elevation of 5,700 feet. It includes facilities for up to 260 campers and is operated by the Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation and Parks under permit from the National Forest Service. Photograph caption dated August 6, 1956 reads, "Enact old Indian legend - Hometown talent blossoms in camp environment as, left to right, Mrs. Don Colby, Verdugo Hills High School PTA president; Mrs. Stanley Wilson, camp program director and member of Reseda High School PTA; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rowe, Van Nuys Elementary PTA, and sons, Carl and Mark Rowe, foreground, enact dramatic scene in fireside skit highlighting Fiesta Night program during 31st District PTA family camp week. Dramatic presentations mix with singing and dancing at night gatherings, climaxing full day of mountain activities for both old and young members."; See images #00145442 through #00145447 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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