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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated August 18, 1961 partially reads, "It takes a lot of work and shoe leather to climb from a motorcycle officer to supervising inspector of the California Highway Patrol, but Russell E. Fuson will tell you that it can be done. Fuson, who lives at 12141 Hillslope St., North Hollywood, started as a CHP motorcycle patrolman in Santa Cruz County in 1932. In 1956 he was appointed supervising inspector and commander of Zone Five, which includes Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties... As commander of the largest highway patrol divisions in the state, Fuson coordinates and supervises the activities of 193 automobiles and 234 motorcycles - one of the largest traffic units in the country."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
California Highway Patrol California Highway Patrol--Employees Motorcycle police--California Police--California Men--California Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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