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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph article dated January 23, 1950 partially reads, "'Fisherman, stay away from my door!' So says E. O'Meara, one of the Valley's unusual hobbyists of 7617 Kraft Ave., North Hollywood...his hobby is the propagation of worms...O'Meara has scores of boxes in his yard in which the worms multiply. When there are enough, he transplants them into his yard where he claims they turn the earth into rich soil--so rich, he says, that anything will grow without fertilizer."; See images #00134717 through #00134718 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Hobbies Earthworms--Breeding--California--Los Angeles Earthworms--California--Los Angeles Hobbyists--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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