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Photograph article dated March 18, 1960 reads, "Rescued From 13-Foot Ditch - Ambulance attendants bundle Edward Rookhuizen, 55, North Hollywood contractor, on stretcher after he fell 13 1/2 feet into hole being dug for well at 4537 Del Moreno Dr., Woodland Hills. He was being lowered on rope by Gene Grande, 29, of Pacoima, when rope broke. Firemen rescued him from excavation."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department Search and rescue operations--Equipment and supplies Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Accidents--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles Ditches--California--Los Angeles Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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