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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 21, 1964 reads "Two statues of Sabre-tooth Tigers fight unconcernedly as firemen probed the La Brea tar pits last night in search of a young woman believed to have taken her life by wading into the murky tar. Rain and slippery mud along the banks hampered their efforts."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Search and rescue operations--California--Los Angeles Saber-toothed tigers--Statues--California--Los Angeles Statues--California--Los Angeles Tar--California--Los Angeles La Brea Pits (Calif.) Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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