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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 4, 1950 reads "Used to be one piece of wood. Col. Powell displays what he calls a 'compound or multiple chain.' Original piece of wood was approximately one foot wide, two feet long and one and three-eights (sic) inches thick. Chain now stretches out over area of about three feet by two and a half feet." The article partially reads "Perpetrator of these wooden fantasies: A. E. Powell, retired colonel, Royal Engineers, British Army, aged 67."; See images #00135641 through #00135643 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Retired military personnel--Great Britain Wood-carvers--California--Los Angeles Wood-carving--California--Los Angeles Wall hangings--California--Los Angeles Handicraft--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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