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Title
Ex policeman wins fast draw trophy
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1960
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph article dated December 28, 1960 partially reads, "Larry Walker of Burbank is the new 1960 local champ of the fast draw shooting clan. At the recent regular December meeting of the San Fernando Peacemakers Club, Walker, a former Los Angeles policeman, was presented with his club's Top-Gun trophy. A fast draw shooter for four years, Walker has won 15 out of the 16 club-sponsored shoots, and 26 out of 50 local contests have been taken by him."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00129164
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d034_f16_i25
CARL0005469692
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/60495
Subject
San Fernando Peacemakers Club
Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Shooters of firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Shooting--Awards--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Shooting contests--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Societies and clubs
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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