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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated July 7, 1962 partially reads, "Three-year-old David Main is the newest and the youngest rookie on this street in Sylmar...David, a Korean orphan adopted by American parents, started to play baseball last month when his grandmother and grandfather bought him a plastic ball and bat...David can already hit the ball over the roof and over the fence at the park." Pictured, David Main keeps his eye on the ball while his neighbor, Brad Will, 12, catches.; See images #00140235 through #00140238 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Adopted children--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Baseball players--California--Los Angeles Baseball--California--Los Angeles Batting (Baseball) Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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