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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 8, 1950 reads "This heavy gadget, one of first used in Newhall oil fields, is a casing straightener owned by John Kasper, Pioneer Bouquet Cyn. settler." The article partially reads "Far up in Bouquet Canyon, above Saugus, there lives a fabulous man named John Kasper. He ran a placer mine in Texas Canyon, about three miles back of his present modest home, and took out $1000 a month in gold."; See images #00136157 through #00136158 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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