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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 24, 1961 reads, "Freeway construction worker Dave F. Reese, 27, 103 Hartford St., Huntington Beach, was seriously injured when his rig plunged halfway over a temporary bridge at Haskell avenue near Roscoe boulevard, Sepulveda. Reese was taken to Valley Receiving Hospital, Van Nuys, after being rescued from the cab of the truck as it hung suspended."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Bridges--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Construction projects--California--Los Angeles Accident investigation--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Accident victims--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Trucks--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Sepulveda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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