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Photograph caption dated July 30, 1964 reads, "This one, maybe? - Inspecting a prospective pet for his son Michael, right, is R. W. Mitchell, Van Nuys. Many animals at the Valley Animal Shelter in Van Nuys are reclaimed and adopted but hundreds of others must be put to sleep each month because of a lack of homes for the pets."; See image #00139208 for additional photo in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Animal shelters--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Dog adoption--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Pets--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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