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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 5, 1962 reads "Pair was rescued from smoke-filled house by mailman." Mrs. Sears, North Hollywood, was asleep when her three young sons set the furniture on fire. A postman delivering mail rescued her and the baby from the smoky house.; See images #00130941 through #00130942 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Women--California--Los Angeles Infants--California--Los Angeles Mothers and daughters--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Fires--California--Los Angeles Sofas--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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