Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch

Beth Murray

California Historic Route 66 Association

This folk art environment boasts a forest of welded, metal trees - their arms comprised of around 200 vintage, glass bottles. Elmer Long created the colorful art installation with items he and his father found at desert trash dumps while on camping trips, starting in the 1950s.

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Title: Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch
Creator: Beth Murray
Location Created: Oro Grande, CA
Rights: Beth Murray, California to Chicago Photography: https://www.californiatochicago.com/

California Historic Route 66 Association

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