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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated June 16, 1962 partially reads, "Kevin is a round-faced, bright-eyed infant. Today, at the age of 10 months, he can chuckle and smile. But what does the future hold? According to the Los Angeles County Bureau of Adoptions, the answer to that question depends on the public, for Kevin is but one of 160 Negro infants in the county without a permanent home and available for adoption by eligible parents."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Bureau of Adoptions Adoption--California--Los Angeles Infants--California--Los Angeles Infant boys--California--Los Angeles African American infants--California--Los Angeles Stuffed animals (Toys)--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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