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Title
Slab City: Reel 132
Creator
Durbin, Greg
George, Sherman
Date Created and/or Issued
December, 1990
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Slab City
Rights Information
Under copyright
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Rights Holder and Contact
Greg Durbin
Sherman George
Description
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art
Humanities and Social Sciences
An assortment of B-roll and cutaway material—rigs, RVs, campers, vehicles driving up along road, people at swap meet getting set up for the day. Also, good shot of Slab City military blockhouse bunker at entrance at 13:56 on tape. Other cutaways include cross atop Leonard’s mountain, man walking dog, Confederate flag and two people passing by on bicycles.
UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 17 minutes, 40 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries
video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb72371444
Language
English
Subject
Retirees
Roads
Campgrounds
Deserts
Dogs
Pets
Flea markets
Landscapes (environments)
Foundations (structural elements)
Trucks
Periodic markets
Concrete slabs
Alternative lifestyles
Camping trailers
Mountains
School buses
Salvation Mountain
Military camps
Documentaries
Video recordings
Niland, Imperial, California, United States
Salton Sea, California, United States
Knight, Leonard, 1931-
Place
Niland, Imperial, California, United States
Salton Sea, California, United States

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