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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated July 3, 1962 partially reads, "'I am a firm believer in the old cliche of the blind leading the blind,' says Tom Hammond, 40-year-old Los Angeles Valley College student. And that's exactly what he does. Four years ago, Hammond, a resident of Pacoima lost his sight to glaucoma, a disease of the eye. A month ago, he helped found the Sierra Vista Club of the Blind and now serves as its president."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Sierra Vista Club of the Blind Sierra Vista Club of the Blind--Presidents Los Angeles Valley College--Students Community college students--California--Los Angeles Blindness--California--Los Angeles Service dogs--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Clubs--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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