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Title: Abandon midget president in Valley
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: 1958
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.
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Description: Photograph caption dated July 9, 1958 reads "Leo Burton, 20, three-foot, three-inch president of San Francisco motorcycle club, types out his resignation at San Fernando Police Department after he was abandoned by fellow riders in Valley city because he 'couldn't keep up.' His mother sent return fare to 85-pound president while San Fernando police officers Harry Phillips, left, and Bill Elliott, took care of him. Burton's derby proclaims him member of another club, 'Purple People Eaters.'"
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier: 00155788
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d060_f9_i27
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/128880
Subject: San Fernando (Calif.).--Police Department--Employees
Police
Dwarfs
Men
San Fernando (Calif.)
Time Period: 1951-1960

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