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Title
To be saved? Primitive area in the City
Creator
Wyneken, Tom
Date Created and/or Issued
10/4/1970
Publication Information
Thousand Oaks Library, Special Collections
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : News Chronicle, 1970
Contributing Institution
Thousand Oaks Library
Collection
News Chronicle Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Copyrighted
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Ventura County Star and the Thousand Oaks Library hold joint access to the copyright of this image.
Description
Contact sheet has 30 images, those not printed include tire in stream, oak tree and horseback rider, yucca, overturned car, long views of the flats leading to the barranca. Historically this area was known as the Salto, part of the Hunt Ranch. Long article in Vista section included arguments from Tom Maxwell and others that the area should be preserved as a public open space or park and bird refuge. (Copy of article in file) Getting Rare - Lichen (left) is a delicate form of vegetation and easily affected by smog. This type of plant is rare in smoggy areas where the pollution kills it. It grows plentifully in The Barranca.
Type
image
Format
4 photographic prints, 1 contact sheet, 30 negs. : B&W ; 8x10 in.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8jh3mww
CTO_525
10-04-1970/1
Subject
Lichen
Land use
Place
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)

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