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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 2, 1962 reads "Michael Alan Swanson, 1-day-old, greeted the New Year as the first baby born in the Valley in 1962. The 6-pound, 13-ounce boy, shown with his parents, Dennis and Beverly Swanson, 10014 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, was born 35 minutes after 12 a.m. Monday in Van Nuys Maternity Hospital. 14439 Emelita St. He is the second child for the 26-year-old father, who is a fireman, and the 18-year-old mother."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Maternity Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Infants (Newborn)--California--Los Angeles Parent and child--California--Los Angeles Families--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Los Angeles Hospital beds--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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