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Description
Photograph of a notice to trespassers at the Wildwood Glen mountain resort, near Descanso, CA, 1932. The sign is a light-colored wooden board with dark letters. It is nailed to a wooden fence post supporting a barbed wire fence. A chain with a padlock can be seen at right, while a large tree is in the background at center. The sign reads as follows: "Notis! Tresspassers will B percecuted to the full extent of 2 mungrel dogs which neve was over sochible to strangers & 1dubble brl shot gun which aint loded with sofa pillows. Dam if I aint gitten tired of this hell raisin on my place. B. Griscom". Additional information: "The actual locale was the Wildwood Glen mountain resort, about 40 miles east of San Diego near Descanso, and the photo was probably the work of an LA Times photographer in 1932 for a Sunday magazine biographical feature about the resort's owner, Miss Beatrice Griscom (1883-1950). That article was published on Sunday, April 17, 1932, on p. 10 of the Times feature magazine" -- Will Chandler, 2019-01-08. Originally, the photograph was captioned as "Notice to trespassers between the Mexican border and San Diego, 1895-1905".
Type
image
Format
6 photographs : photonegatives, transparencies, b&w 7 x 10 cm. negatives (photographic) transparencies photographs
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