Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated December 4, 1951 reads, "This picture was taken while an actual operation at General Hospital was being televised and viewed in color by 700 doctors at Shrine Auditorium seven miles away. White arrow points to TV camera. Black arrow points to surgery for removal of thyroid gland. The surgeon (front) has a small microphone under his mask and is describing the operation as he works. It is the first such demonstration ever conducted in color in Los Angeles."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County General Hospital Hospitals--California--Los Angeles Operating rooms--California--Los Angeles Surgeons--United States Surgery--California--Los Angeles Thyroidectomy--California--Los Angeles Live television programs--California--Los Angeles Thyroid gland--Surgery--California--Los Angeles Television--California--Los Angeles Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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