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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 19, 1962 reads, "A caper as bold as a daylight robbery of the United States mint has been pulled in an Encino back yard. Mrs. Vada Flowers - president of the Save The Oaks Society, Inc., member of the Tree Preservation Committee of Los Angeles Beautiful, and member of the Valley Beautiful Committee - has been robbed of a prized English walnut tree. Thieves Thursday toiled five hours in the back yard at 5055 Louise Ave. before making off with a one-ton burl, worth $600, from the base of the tree." Photograph caption reads, "Where prized Encino tree was - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flowers survey damage."; See image #00142958 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Beautiful Committee Backyards--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Walnut, English--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Theft--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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