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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated August 28, 1961 partially reads, "'Kitty' had a whole neighborhood and at least a dozen truck drivers pulling for her but her injuries were too severe and she died. Now the neighborhood and the truck drivers are trying their best to cushion the loss for 8-year-old Linda Keller, 17501 Kittridge St., Van Nuys, a little girl whose last two years of life have been spent in hospitals and in surgery...several persons have tried to give other kittens to the child, but none has satisfied her yet. Linda, daughter of Mrs. Rosina Keller, has been under treatment for the past two years for a brain tumor...." Mrs. Rosina Keller and Linda pet a cat in their effort to find a replacement for 'Kitty.'
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Mothers and daughters--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Girls--California--San Fernando Valley Sick children--California--San Fernando Valley Cats--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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