Prospecting for jewelry and other lost objects in the sand of Venice Beach with wire mesh diggers, in a manner similar to searching with metal detectors in the 1980s and 90s. In the frame at top left, an aerial view of men digging into the sand. In the frame at bottom left, three men are shown with a closer view of the wire mesh diggers they used. In the frame at top right, another view of diggers in action. At bottom right, two children watch as a man, thigh deep in the sand, places what he has found on the wood frame of the digger.
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