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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.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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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