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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated February 9, 1962 partially reads, "Charles Hibbs, father of the 7-year-old Canoga Park boy who drowned Thursday, fought to hold back the tears as he talked about his son. 'You know,' he said quietly, 'we moved to the Valley from Venice five months ago because we thought it might be safer for the children.' His wife, Hazel, and three remaining children - Linda, 10, Theresa, 5, and Larry, 3 - sat with him in the living room of the house at 6573 Kelvin Ave." Pictured is Kenneth Shurtleff, 11, who almost saved young Charles Hibbs from drowning as he was swept down the Los Angeles River wash near the Hart Street Elementary School.; See image #00130772 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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