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Photograph caption reads: "Si Witkin, Burbank gun collector, cleans a WWI German anti-tank rifle. The gun is one of several large bore type rifles in his collection. Included in photo are two WWII anti-tank guns. The cannon is a Spanish American war Hotchkiss two-pounder. Witkin fires the big rifles over a mile range. Future plans call for the designing of reloading tools to load the expensive shells. At present, shells for these guns are collectors items, costing a dollar each". Photograph dated: June 17, 1959.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Rifles--Collectors and collecting--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Ordnance--Collectors and collecting--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Ammunition Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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