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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 16, 1962 reads "Jeff Byars, 17, receives the Scout Merit Award for Life Saving of Burbank Explorer Post 49 from Ralph Bachtel, Burbank district Scout commissioner. Byars, a graduating senior at John Burroughs High School in Burbank, was honored for saving the life of a 6-year-old boy while traveling through Texas last summer. Byars, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Byars, pulled the child, who had stopped breathing from a swimming pool and administered artificial respiration."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Boy Scouts of America--California--San Fernando Valley Young men--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley Boy Scouts--California--San Fernando Valley Scout leaders--California--San Fernando Valley Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Certificates Uniforms--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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