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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated April 4, 1964 reads "Distance man Martin of Cooley [sic] peers into the camera of Valley Times Photographer Bob Martin as he crosses the finish line all alone after recording a sparkling 9:43.9 clocking in the two-mile event." Martin Cooley is a student at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.
Los Angeles Pierce College--Students Runners (Sports) Track and field athletes College students Young men Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Night photographs
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