Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
2 images. Little girl survives "impossible" heart surgery, 5 June 1958. Jeanette Benas -- 3 years (survived surgery) Susan Benas -- 5 years Patricia Ann Benas -- 4 years. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Snow. Date: 1958-06-05. Reporter: Thackrey. Assignment: heart case. Jeanette Benas, 3, (foreground, leading the race) and her sisters, Susan, 5 (the blonde) and Patricia Ann, 4. Jeanette survived "impossible" heart surgery".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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