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Title
1982 - Hank Riggio Playground Opening at Olive Park
Contributor
(Photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued
1982
Contributing Institution
Burbank Public Library
Collection
Burbank Parks and Recreation
Rights Information
Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description
Debbie Reynolds [in red], Burbank Mayor Mary Lou Howard [in blue checks], and others in a crowd at the dedication of the Hank Riggio Playground, a play area located within George A. Izay Park. Riggio, a Burbank native, had been stricken with polio while in his 20s, and dedicated much of his life to money-raising campaigns to help disabled children and adults in the community.
Type
image
Format
nonprojected graphic
13mm x 17mm color negative
Identifier
islandora:973
local: cco00815
Subject
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Parks and Recreation--Playgrounds--Equipment--Reynolds, Debbie--Mayors--Howard, Mary Lou--Urban Parks--Parks--Accessible for the Physically Handicapped--George Izay Park--Dedications--Hank Riggio Playground--1980s
Relation
City Clerk's Office

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