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Photograph caption dated March 27, 1956 reads, "Push 'em off - West Valley Quarter Midget Association driver, Ronnie Ayers, 4, is being 'pushed off' for time trials by dad, Don Ayers of Reseda. Pint-sized racers are driven by youths 4 through 12, Sunday afternoons at Franklin Field, Encino. Midgets zip around track at 25 miles per hour."; See images #00109589 through #00109592 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Midget cars (Automobiles)--California--Los Angeles Midget car racing--California--Los Angeles Outdoor recreation--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Franklin Fields (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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