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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 14, 1961 reads "There are oysters in the mountains." The article partially reads "High in the mountains overlooking Simi Valley, you can stand in an oyster bed and look down upon Santa Susana. Site of the bed, called the 'shell mine,' is a mountain 2,500 feet above sea level known as Gillibrand Ranch. The age of the oyster shell mountain is anybody's guess. It is certain, however, that it dates back hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of years, when this part of California was covered by ocean."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Gillibrand, Joseph Clayton,--1893-1976 Tapo Shell Mine (Simi Valley, Calif.) Men--California--Simi Valley Women--California--Simi Valley Businessmen--California--Simi Valley Oyster shell--California--Simi Valley Shell deposits--California--Simi Valley Mines and mineral resources--California--Simi Valley Mountains--California, Southern Santa Susana Mountains (Calif.) Simi Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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