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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated November 23, 1956 reads, "Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Kelley, 6860 Morella Ave., North Hollywood, wait with detection instruments poised as instructer Jack Rogers slowly opens heavy lead container shielding cobalt during radiological monitoring course at Birmingham High School."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Birmingham High School (Van Nuys, Calif.) Birmingham High School (Van Nuys, Calif.)--Students Birmingham High School (Van Nuys, Calif.)--Faculty Radioactivity--Safety measures High schools--California--Los Angeles Schools--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Survival and emergency equipment Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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