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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 6, 1962 reads "George Wampler, 93, was the first person to vote in his precinct, No. 2690, in North Hollywood today, and he didn't mind telling people he's been voting since 1892, when he cast his ballot for Grover Cleveland. Wampler is one of more than two million Los Angeles County voters expected to go to the polls today."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Older people--California--Los Angeles Elections--California--Los Angeles Election districts--California--Los Angeles Polling places--California--Los Angeles Voting--California--Los Angeles Ballot--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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