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Photograph caption dated July 20, 1955 reads "Jimmy Borg, 8, of 1555 Scott Rd., scans wild frontier near his Burbank home wearing genuine ranch mink Davy Crockett hat his mother made from discarded coat. Jimmy and his neighborhood buddies aren't impressed; he may make deal soon to trade for genuine coonskin model."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;18 x 13 cm. Photographic prints
Boys--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Hats--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Lawns--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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