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Photograph caption dated December 15, 1958 reads, "Mother Ruth, widow of slain Krishna Venta, has been elected new leader of WKFL religious cult. She is shown before ruins of bombed building with her two sons, Lael, 8, right, and Sharva, 11."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
WKFL Fountain of the World Mass casualties--California--Los Angeles Bombings--California--Los Angeles Bombs--California--Los Angeles Mothers and sons--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Cults--United States Sects--United States Lost architecture--California--Chatsworth (Los Angeles) Debris--California--Los Angeles Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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