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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 30, 1950 reads, "Paul Mantz, Burbank speed flyer, hands bag of gold valued at $25,000 to Peggy O'Neill at Lockheed Air Terminal after flight from New York. Gold is prize for Jimmy Fidler's National Kids' Day Foundation conducted contest."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Mantz, Paul,--1903-1965 Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Air pilots--United States Stunt performers--United States Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airplanes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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