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Original photograph has several creases. Photograph caption dated July 7, 1958 reads "Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hill of Sun Valley and family open letters and telegrams which poured into home from all over nation with job offers and money. Hill, jobless ex-convict, and wife were going to put baby, Mike, 20 months, up for adoption because of dire financial condition. Family gained public notice when children, Genevieve, 13, seated on couch holding Mike, and Sandra, 16, second from right, ran away with tot to prevent adoption. Hills have 10 children eight living at home. Shown above are, from left, seated, Mrs. Virginia Hill, 42; Hill, 44; Genevieve, Mike; standing, Kenny 11; Lyle Jr., 15; Sandra, 16, and Fred, 20."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Young men--California--Los Angeles Young women--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Families--California--Los Angeles Sofas--California--Los Angeles Letters Telegrams Interiors--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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