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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 10, 1960 reads "Bulldozer pushes relentlessly at mounting pile of refuse which buries $1,700 in cash in a shoebox accidentally thrown out by Encino woman, Mrs. Fay Berge of 15611 Royal Oaks Dr." Workers at the Tuxford Dump in Sun Valley told Mrs. Berge there was no hope of finding her money.
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Men--California--Los Angeles Sanitation workers--California--Los Angeles Refuse disposal facilities--California--Los Angeles Refuse and refuse disposal--California--Los Angeles Bulldozers--California--Los Angeles Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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