Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Young friends Ray Palomaa and Sam Hewitt jokingly admonish (Mance) Eugene Wiggins. Palomaa stares straight at the camera, while Hewitt grins and points at Wiggins who's holding a book and looking off to the side. Wiggins had become stranded on a natural ledge within Chavez Ravine after he decided to go exploring in the formation. His friends, Palomaa and Hewitt, who were watching from the ground below, called for help when they realized he was trapped. Related to article, "Explorer Meets Drawbacks: Boy Marooned on Ledge Rescued by City Firemen." Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 1935] Text from negative sleeve: 2649-- Eugene Wiggins, Capt Owen J Stroud, G.L. Rice, officer, Ray Palomaa, Sam Hewitt, Mrs. Helen Wiggins, Kid caught on Hillside, 10-25-35, [stamped:] OCT 29 1935 Handwritten on nitrate negative: L 2 R Eugene Wiggins x Ray Palomaa x Sam Hewitt, 10-25-35
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9160 ark:/21198/zz002dh5q2
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No linguistic content
Subject
Children--California--Los Angeles Hewitt, Sam Wiggins, Eugene 1922-2009 Palomaa, Ray
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