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Photograph caption dated August 17, 1962 reads, "Wreckers from the National House Wrecking and Salvage Co. go to work on the Paul King home, 3561 Alginet Dr., Encino. This home is one of three damaged by earth slippage in the Santa Monica Mountains in February. The City Board of Building and Safety Commissioners awarded the wrecking contract on a bid of $2,780. The Kings now live in Palm Springs."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Demolition--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Construction and demolition debris--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Mountains--California, Southern Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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