Title

ASA001-275

Creator

Charles Clayton Howe

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Creation Date

1954

Description

BURRO FLATS (VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA), 1953-1954 AND UNDATED

70 negatives: ASA001-209 – 278

Box 1. Box 6: 10 degraded negatives ASA001-212, 222, 224 – 226, 230 – 231, 257, 265, 278

Three sub-series as numbered by Howe (chronological order but with undated series before 1953 series)

The site (VEN-4) above Chatsworth Reservoir was on a private ranch owned by Mr. Silvernale. There were two cave homes at the site and pictographs in varied shapes and vivid color. The West Coast’s first atomic power plant was planned for some of the Burro Flats area in 1954 (Jackson, 1954).

ASA001-270 – 278 views of the ranch and the surrounding landscape. Also, general views of areas near the caves.

Rights

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