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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 10, 1962 reads, "Firemen hoist Raul Schcalncak, 21, of La Puente, up on a stretcher after the construction worker was completely covered by dirt Wednesday night when a storm drain collapsed at Veteran Ave. and Wilshire Blvd. in West Los Angeles. Schcalncak's partner, Jose A. Martinez, 36, of Los Angeles, was also buried in the cave-in. Both men, however, received only bruises and were taken to UCLA Medical Center for emergency treatment. Schcalncak was later released."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Excavation--California--Los Angeles Sinkholes--California--Los Angeles Disasters--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Holes West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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