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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated February 10, 1962 partially reads, "The lamentable tragedy of a seven-year-old Canoga Park boy being swept to death in an unprotected flood control channel, brings into uncomfortable focus the oft-remarked bureaucratic characteristic of 20/20 hindsight. There is an inescapable attraction as ageless as springtime. It is hardly conceivable that its existence should have been overlooked particularly in the vicinity of an elementary school." Photograph caption reads, "This is an inexcusable hazard. A Canoga Park boy was swept to his death in this unprotected river channel."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Flood control channels--California--Los Angeles River channels--California--Los Angeles Rain and rainfall--California, Southern Floods--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Canoga Park (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--Canoga Park (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Rivers--California, Southern Electric lines--Poles and towers Variel Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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