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Title
Joe Parra and E. Rea examine a gold nugget, Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
December 12, 1938
1938-12-12
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.
This photograph appears with the article, “CITY OR DESERT, GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT,” Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 1938: A2.
Text from negative sleeve: 15168 - JOE PARRA + Ex REA looking at nugget GOLD MINERS H-6 DECx 11 1938 [stamped:] Dec 13 1938
Handwritten on negative: Joe Parra + Ex Rea 12-11-38
Text from newspaper caption: Joe Parra, left, and E. Rea gloat over nugget found in sand.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11872
ark:/21198/zz002h8qj9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Gold miners--California--Los Angeles
Gold mining--California--Los Angeles
Rivers--California--Los Angeles
Sluices--California
Rea, E
Parra, Joe, b. 1889?
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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