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Photograph caption dated April 20, 1957 reads, "Isabella Lake, 50 miles northeast of Bakersfield, offers year-round activities to Southland outdoor addicts. Thousands of fishermen take advantage of artificial lake made possible by plugging of Kern River by U.S. Government engineers. Far shore visible reveals scattered dwellings owned by Southlanders who retreat from city cares to weekend of fun ashore or in powered boats."
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