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Canoes in a pool, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1930

Description
Two canoes with two young men in each float in a pool at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. One of the boys in each boat is standing and holding a long pole with a padded end, which they are trying to push the other boy with. A crowd composed mostly of children and teenagers sit on the pool edge watching. A lifeguard sits in a raised chair.
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Date
1930
Call number
photCL Whitt 0756 ; Whitt neg. 0431
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