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Photograph caption dated August 31, 1956 reads, "Mark Downing, 7, explains 'high-flying' possibilities of his space helmet to Major Lawrence J. Powell Jr. of Tarzana. Powell, jet pilot and World War II flying ace, showed youth planes and facilities at Air National Guard unit in Van Nuys."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Airport Air pilots, Military--United States Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Armed Forces Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) United States--Air National Guard Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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