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Dragonfly caught in tar pit

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Order Number	00010603
Title	Dragonfly caught in tar pit
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Parks-Hancock Park-La Brea Tar Pits.
Date	Circa 1937?
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	In the center of the picture a very small dragonfly touched his wing to the surface while chasing a mosquito and was caught in the tar. In another minute he disappeared beneath the sticky, oily surface, just like the prehistoric animals and birds before him.
Subject	Fossils--California--Los Angeles. La Brea Pits (Calif.). Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Park).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection