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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 22, 1954 reads, "Every size, shape and caliber of firearms covers this ceiling placed there by a Burbank collector, who has more than 20,000 firearms, 2,500 of which are fastened to this ceiling. Collector is Hy Hunter, 29, an ex-GI who started with his own small collection after World War II. Containing some of the rarest weapons used in earlier Army days and in the conquest of the West from the Redman, the collection is insured for $500,000."; See images #00127372 through #00127380 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Firearms--Private collections--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Firearms--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)--Exhibitions Ceilings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Electric light fixtures Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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