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Al Forester and another man beside an 8-inch shell, Paradise Park
Al Forester and younger man, sitting beside 8-inch shell, weighing around 500 pounds. It was found in the San Lorenzo River, at Paradise Park. Until 1924, the Paradise Park area was called Powder Mill Flats, the site of the California Powder Works.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Clark. p. 264.
Date Created and/or Issued
1943
Publication Information
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection
Photo Collection
Rights Information
This photograph is courtesy of the Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History.
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Description
Al Forester and younger man, sitting beside 8-inch shell, weighing around 500 pounds. It was found in the San Lorenzo River, at Paradise Park. Until 1924, the Paradise Park area was called Powder Mill Flats, the site of the California Powder Works.
Source of information: Museum of Natural History
Clark. p. 264.
Type
image
Format
Image
Identifier
LH-SCM079
Language
English
Subject
Powder Works
California Powder Works
Forester, Al
Paradise Park
Time Period
1940s
Place
Santa Cruz (County)
Relation
California Powder Works

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