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Photograph article dated June 18, 1954 reads, "Mrs. Roberts saved a boy's life when she was able to quiet his hysteria 30 feet down in a deep well and keep him braced against drowning until ropes and help arrived a half hour later. She was voted winner of the big jackpot of prizes by the studio audience at 'Ladies Always Win,' viewed Fridays at 2:30 on KNXT."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Lifesaving--California--San Fernando Valley Contests--California--San Fernando Valley Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Drowning--Prevention San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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