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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 8, 1957 reads, "Paducah, unemployed circus monkey, rides on shoulder of his master Harry Robinson, 44, of Chatsworth, and takes look at jail shortly before pair were separated. Robinson was booked on plain drunk charge and Paducah went to Animal Shelter to await his master's release."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Crime--California--Los Angeles Drunkenness (Crime)--California--Los Angeles Monkeys--California--Los Angeles Monkeys as pets--California--Los Angeles Pet owners--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Jails--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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