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Trees along the San Gabriel River with words carved into their trunks, Calif., 1965

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Title: Trees along the San Gabriel River with words carved into their trunks, Calif., 1965
Date Created and/or Issued: March 7, 1965
1965-03-07
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: OVERDOING IT-It's a time-honored custom for lovers to carve their initials on trees, but in a grove on the West Fork of the San Gabriel River indiscriminate carving has transformed these into a grim collection of totem poles.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b546_227890-1
ark:/21198/zz0002tc49
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Parks--Vandalism--California--Los Angeles County
Names carved on trees--California--Los Angeles County
Environment
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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