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Title
Cave-in kills contractor; helper saved
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1961
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated February 10, 1961 reads, "Victim of cave-in lifted from 8-foot sewer excavation - Cuddleback was pronounced dead on arrival at Valley Doctors Hospital."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00108390
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d007_f25_i6
CARL0005214449
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/45455
Subject
Excavation--California--Los Angeles
Sinkholes--California--Los Angeles
Disasters--California--Los Angeles
Rescues--California--Los Angeles
Death--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Holes
Toluca Lake (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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