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Title
Slab City: Reel 098
Creator
Durbin, Greg
George, Sherman
Date Created and/or Issued
May, 1990
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Slab City
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" requires written permission of the copyright holder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Rights Holder and Contact
Sherman George
Greg Durbin
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art
Interview with John (no last name stated) as he talks about his background in law enforcement and how no one is stopping the drug problem at the Slabs. He looks in his wallet when asked how long at Slabs and has been a long-time resident here – wallet shot is one of a kind. The “reign” of King Putt-Putt on video in describing his time in Vietnam, his friendship with Good Sam and name of King Putt-Putt.
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, 30 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries
video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb12985259
Language
English
Subject
Concrete slabs
Alternative lifestyles
Landscapes (environments)
Smoking
Deserts
Foundations (structural elements)
Wind (weather-related phenomena)
Gossip
Interviews
Military camps
Law enforcing
Campgrounds
Camping trailers
Police officers
Documentaries
Video recordings
Salton Sea, California, United States
Niland, Imperial, California, United States
Place
Salton Sea, California, United States
Niland, Imperial, California, United States

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