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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 4, 1965 reads, "A grateful Mrs. Elaine Swanson holds $200 that Irving Oppenheim, left, returned to her after finding it on a freeway on-ramp. After finding the lost money, Oppenheim immediately took it to the Burbank Police Station, where it was then returned to Mrs. Swanson. Patrolman John McKay, who helped trace the money to Mrs. Swanson, looks on happily."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.).--Police Department Money--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Police--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Handshaking--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Interiors--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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