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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated December 11, 1950 partially reads, "For health's sake - hike. A little stroll of about 20 miles a day is advised by a man who makes the Valley his walking ground. He finds it a cinch to shuffle over a 20-mile routs [sic] in a day. Of course, he could do a lot better in his early days. He is 83 years of age now. He is e. L. Bates of 1857 Grammercy, Hollywood, a former Valley resident." Photograph caption reads, "Scalping knife - E. L. Bates, who likes to walk in the Valley, shows his wife, Laura, scalping knife he carried in days of old west. Bates, now retired, thinks nothing of hiking 20 miles in one day."; See image #00137166 for additional photo in this series.
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Older people--Recreation--California--Los Angeles Outdoor recreation--California--Los Angeles Hiking--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Husband and wife--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Knives Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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