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Title
Lorenzo D. Smith works on his garden wall, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
1935
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
L.D. Smith's garden is surrounded by a cement wall covered in adornments such as jewels, bottles, broken glass, teapot lids, and other miscellaneous objects. Smith was an occupational contractor in the cement and brick industry.
Smith uses a tool to work on a cluster of rocks framing an artistic depiction of a woman.
Similar photograph appears with the article, "Confessions of a Garden Wall," Los Angeles Times, 23 June 1935: H19.
Text from negative sleeve: 1344 - Garden Wall of L. D. Smith x GARDEN OF Wall - L.D. SMITH [stamped:] Jul 31 1935
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7824
ark:/21198/zz002dfknx
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cactus--California--Los Angeles
Garden walls--California--Los Angeles
Plasterwork--California--Los Angeles
Smith, Lorenzo Dillison, b. 1860 or 61-1937
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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