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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 31, 1962 partially reads "Camp Karl Holten (sic), youth fire-fighting camp, Little Tujunga Canyon, practices fire-fighting exercises in open territory above Glen Haven Mortuary on Kagel Canyon Rd. A probation camp for older boys, 16 to 18, the senior forestry camp emphasizes a full work program which prepares them for work in the event of an actual fire. Special attention is given to safety procedures, effectiveness of the construction line. One group of boys (center photo), cuts a cold trail in brush and another group lays hose line over the hill."; See images #00124036 through #00124038 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Camp Karl Holton (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles Juvenile detention--California--Los Angeles Fire extinction--Youth--California--Los Angeles Work camps--California--Los Angeles Brush--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Mountains--California, Southern Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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