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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 23, 1962 reads "Welch undergoes emergency treatment. He died later at Sun Valley Receiving Hospital." Guy Welch, 15, was killed by friend Dennis Smith practicing a "quick draw" with a gun belonging to a boarder in Smith's home.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Sun Valley Receiving Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Physicians--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--Emergency services--California--Los Angeles Emergency rooms--California--Los Angeles Emergency medical services--California--Los Angeles Firearms accidents--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Sun Valley (Los Angeles) Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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