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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 12, 1950 reads "Leon Paddock of Burbank tests camera he designed for use by swimmer (sic). Paddock and three other Burbank men are taking pictures of underwater life in Gulf of Mexico."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Photographers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Underwater cameras--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Helmets--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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