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Photograph caption dated February 2, 1960 reads, "Final Valley ceremony held - San Fernando High School track star Jim Blair uses Olympic torch he has just run into San Fernando to light Olympic Bowl replica at City Hall. San Fernando Mayor Willard Cross, right, joins crowd in watching final torch-lighting ceremony held in Valley before flame was sprinted on toward Squaw Valley. Torch was carried from City Hall by San Fernando High student Richie Hernandez."
San Fernando High School (San Fernando, Calif.)--Students San Fernando City Hall (San Fernando, Calif.) Track and field athletes High school athletes High school students Young men City halls Torches Men San Fernando (Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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