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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 6, 1963 reads, "As investigators glance at blanket-covered bodies, deputies prepare stretchers." The article partially reads, "A bridegroom-to-be and his brother died in a fire today in the Sun Valley house which he planned to share with his bride. The brothers were spending their first night in the house. The two, Stanley Imoto, about 30, and Ernest Imoto, about 28, were pronounced dead at the scene of the early morning fire at 12238 Peoria St. Stanley, who reportedly was to be married Dec. 29, had purchased the house recently and he and his brother were in the process of fixing it up, fire officials said."; See images #00117029 through #00117030 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Fires--Casualties--California--Los Angeles Dead persons--California--Los Angeles Fire investigation--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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