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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated October 25, 1962 partially reads, "I. W. Thompson, of Reseda, a corporation president weekdays, has made a national splash weekends as a dare-devil hydroplane boat racer. He serves as president of Thompson Industries in Torrance and corporate vice president and member of the board of directors of Space Equipment Corp., of which Thompson Industries is a division...The engineer-industrialist, who has chalked up more than 75 trophies in his 20 years of racing, races for 'the pure kick' he gets from it."
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Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Motorboat racing--Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Racers (Persons)--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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