Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Vivian holds a strap over the back end of the horse while Irene pulls on the reins. The "horse" is constructed of one long log for the body and four pieces of wood for the legs with an extended piece above the log for the head. The tree-horse of Centerville has won parade prizes for many years. It is powered with a one-cylinder motor. Photograph appears with the article, "Gasoline-Drinking Wooden Horse Blows In," Los Angeles Times, 23 July 1935: 5. Text from negative sleeve: 1289 - Vivian Cammack Irene Alcalay wooden Horse 7-23-35 [stamped:] Jul 31 1935 Text from newspaper caption: Centerville's famous tree horse takes Miss Vivian Cammack, left, and Miss Irene Alcalay for a ride. The log is from a pepper tree and is being taken to the California Pacific International Exposition to herald the American Legion State convention to be held at Fresno August 10 to 15. Handwritten on negative: L2R Vivian Cammack Irene Alcalay 7-23-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7694 ark:/21198/zz002dff5r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Wood--California--Los Angeles Carriages & coaches--American--California--Los Angeles Alcalay, Irene, b. circa 1913 Cammack, Vivian, b. 1913 or 14
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