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Photograph caption dated December 28, 1957 reads "Combined police forces of Valley division and Burbank, some 48 strong, gather in group outside of home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill DeMello, 10717 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, as they prepared to launch search for missing youngster. Storm-drains, cars and backyard [sic] were systematically searched by men until boy was finally found in nearby cemetery cold, hungry and homesick." See images 00155395 through 00155397 for all photos in this series.
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