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Title
Slab City: Reel 073
Creator
Durbin, Greg
George, Sherman
Date Created and/or Issued
February, 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
Greg Durbin
Sherman George
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art
Good tapes with M. Joe McDonald, a year-round slabber who has his own place. Slab City issues are mentioned, military as barrier in restricted areas, injuries on bombing range, summer at the slabs, his Purple Heart.
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, 44 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries
video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb4472615n
Language
English
Subject
Chickens
Veterans
Foundations (structural elements)
Alternative lifestyles
Retirees
Bombs (explosive weapons)
Flags
Concrete slabs
Roads
Military camps
Elderly
Landscapes (environments)
Patriotism
Interviews
Dumps (refuse areas)
Deserts
Firing ranges
Campgrounds
Camping trailers
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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