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Photograph caption dated June 25, 1965 reads, "Possible dust bowl - Sunland-Tujunga residents, who fear gravel extraction in the Tujunga Wash, claim that this could become the source of untold misery for the respiratory victims of the Sunland-Tujunga communities. Anti-gravel forces argue that prevailing winds would pick up rock dust and carry it over twin communities."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Livingston Rock and Gravel Co Air--Pollution--Environmental aspects--California--Los Angeles Air--Pollution--Health aspects--California--Los Angeles Air--Pollution--Standards--California--Los Angeles Acid pollution of rivers, lakes, etc.--California--Los Angeles Sand and gravel mines and mining--California--Los Angeles Mountains--California, Southern Tujunga (Los Angeles, Calif.) Tujunga Wash (Calif.) Panoramic views Valley Times Collection photographs
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