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Sherman George Greg Durbin
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Six different county officials are now ambling about the swap meet area—“You need to let your friend know that if he is selling here, he is selling illegally.” “it’s a violation to sell without a license.” The six officials walk to up plywood outhouse with “Keep Out” painted on front and take still photographs. The traveling shots and mobile camera are a nice change of pace visually from numerous static MS and LS on other tapes. Interview of Ernest Johnson is good, but having been at the slabs for only a couple of weeks he doesn’t have a sense of history of perspective of this situation. He is the only black at the Slabs, though strong point of this tape is how the procession of local authorities (health, law enforcement, etc.) present the seller’s area through the eyes of these people, a distinct contrast from what the sellers themselves say about things. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 21 minutes, 47 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb48821752
Language
English
Subject
Dogs Poverty Mountains Tires Public officers Law enforcing Retirees Flea markets Campgrounds Interviews Military camps Deserts Concrete slabs Camping trailers Evictions African Americans Roads Landscapes (environments) Rubbish Periodic markets Pets Garage sales Sewage disposal Assistance Veterans Trucks Foundations (structural elements) Outhouses Self-reliant living Alternative lifestyles 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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