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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 8, 1965 reads, "Using his full-body cast as ballast, Bobby Holmar, 6, finds it easy to become the fastest skateboarder on the block. Bobby, of 7988 De Garmo Ave., Sun Valley, broke his leg in a fall and will remain in the cast for at least two more weeks. His hands are getting awfully tough from his exercise, his mother said."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Boys--California--Los Angeles Skateboarders--California--Los Angeles Skateboards--California--Los Angeles Skateboarding--California--Los Angeles Leg--Wounds and injuries--California--Los Angeles Plaster casts, Surgical--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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