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Sherman George Greg Durbin
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Extended interview with Frank Alexander and Mary Arnold is a very strong tape visually and thematically. They talk about life in the desert, how dogs bark all night long, cooking and eating routines at the Slabs. Frank and Mary are looking for a travel trailer and describe the problems of buying a used car in California. In describing the difference between S.S.I. benefits between Louisiana and California, the theme of poverty is addressed on a level outside the immediate vicinity of Slab City. “People are starving down there in Texas and Arkansas, I hear.” There is lots of interesting information on this tape by Frank and Mary. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 22 minutes, 20 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb02746230
Language
English
Subject
Landscapes (environments) Campgrounds Camping trailers Rubbish Alternative lifestyles Flags Drinking of alcoholic beverages Interviews Foundations (structural elements) Dogs Deserts Wind (weather-related phenomena) Military camps Buses Concrete slabs Telephoto lenses Families Poverty Documentaries Video recordings Niland, Imperial, California, United States Salton Sea, California, United States
Place
Niland, Imperial, California, United States Salton Sea, California, United States
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