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Title: San Gabriel Silver Dollar day, 1952
Creator: Swaim
Date Created and/or Issued: 1952-04-23
Publication Information: University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information: Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description: 1 image. San Gabriel Silver Dollar day, 23 April 1952. Billie Mercell (of Las Vegas).
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Swaim. Reporter: Swaim. Assignment: San Gabriel Silver Dollar day. S15, 16, 17, 28: Billy Mercell, Silver dollar in lap, ducking 'San Gabriel Flying Saucer', (Silver Dollar). S1, 2, 3, 4: Billy Mercell of Las Vegas, revelling in part of $50,000 in silver dollars to be circulated in San Gabriel as part of 3 day celebration. S7: Some of 30 San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce men who flew to Las Vegas for silver dollars, making literal rain of dollars".
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph : negative, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier: examiner-m10652
EXM-N-9547-014~1
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m10652
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-9547-014~1.jpg
Language: English
Time Period: 1952-04-23
Place: California
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
USA
Source: 9547-014 [Sleeve Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation: Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
examiner-m1663

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