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Title: Shoots both ways at once
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: 1957
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.
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Description: Two original photographs have been glued together, with the photo of Herb Parsons on top and its lower left corner torn and missing.
Photographs caption dated June 7, 1957 reads, "Herb Parsons sights in mirror (top) to fire two rifles at the same time and hit target in front of him and behind his back. Below he is shown shattering both targets at the same time, as he will do tomorrow in an exhibition at the Scoutorama program at the Coliseum. (See Norman Phillips column.)"
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier: 00160658
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d065_f28_i11
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/133474
Subject: Shooters of firearms
Shooting
Rifle practice
Target practice
Rifles
Mirrors
Men
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Time Period: 1951-1960

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