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Photograph caption dated February 1, 1949 reads, "Given new hold on life - Joseph Varela, doctor of tree surgery, points to cement filling that structurally strengthens historic old oak, and at the same time prevents additional decay. Cavity will gradually seal over, shutting the cement filling from view."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Trees--Diseases and pests--California--Los Angeles Trees, Care of--California--Los Angeles Historic trees--California--Los Angeles Tree declines--California--Los Angeles Tree cavities--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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