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Repairs to the "CACTUS" at Travertine Canyon. The aluminum at the bow suffers from fatigue and opens cracks along the ends of braces. The welds do not hold up under the pounding

Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1956, June 15
Call number: mssMarston papers V175/0123
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