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Title
Sprayer gantry
Creator
Clarence Tucker, d. 1970
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1920
Publication Information
Covina Public Library
Contributing Institution
Covina Public Library
Collection
Covina Citrus Industry Photographs
Rights Information
Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
Early 2-man spray rig, using gasoline engine and probably horse or mule drawn. Later rigs had three sprayers, so that the bottom 2 men could spray trees on each side.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph, 12.7 x 18 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt938nd5fm
ccov_003
Subject
Orchards
Orange trees
Agricultural laborers
Pest control
Agricultural machinery & implements
Place
Covina (Calif.)

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