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Title: 1986 - Man Being Rescued from NBC Studio Sign
Contributor: Ross Benson (Photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1986
Contributing Institution: Burbank Public Library
Collection: Burbank City Government
Rights Information: Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description: According to Burbank Leader (Aug. 2, 1986): A Burbank police officer snuck through the air conditioning ducts atop the KNBC Channel 4 News building Thursday, then grabbed and pulled to safety a Frenchman teetering for 25 minutes on the end of the NBC peacock sign 70 feet above the studio parking lot. The man reportedly threatened to leap to his death if he did not see actor Ricky Schroeder."
Type: Image
Format: nonprojected graphic
4 x 6 b&w print
Identifier: islandora:3165
local: pio001974
Subject: Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--NBC Studios--Rescues--Suicide Attempts--Kareb, Pascal--Gabriel, David--Police Officers--1980s
Relation: Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office

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