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Title
Makes chip off old block
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated April 27, 1957 reads "Park workmen are aided in clearing brush from recreation areas by machine called 'chipper; which is real chipper in turning limbs and undergrowth into pieces no bigger than poker chips. Chips are taken to Griffith Park where they are used to make compost. Two years later mixture is used to fertilize plant life in parks."; See images #00134922 through #00134923 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00134922
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d041_f10_i22
CARL0005596901
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/64728
Subject
Men--California--San Fernando Valley
Trees--California--San Fernando Valley
Wood chips--California--San Fernando Valley
Aprons--California--San Fernando Valley
Agricultural machinery--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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