Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of twin brothers, Beverly and Byron Hendricks, 11 years old, who ran away from home to hitch-hike to their parents' camp at Lake Arrowhead. The twins, missing for ten hours, returned home while local police sought them. Photograph published with article, "Twin Hikers Back Home," Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 1935: A10 Text from newspaper caption: Youngsters Tired OUt by Ten-Hour Trek. "Dog tired" is the way Beverly Hendricks, left, and his 11-year-old twin brother, Byron, felt yesterday as tehy came home aftera ten-hour hike toward the mountains while officers sought them. Future hikes will be made with family members, they promise. Text from negative sleeve: 1611- Aug 14 1935; Beverly Hendricks; Byron Hendricks - 11 yrs;Runaways, 8/8/35
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9959 ark:/21198/zz002dj489
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Runaway children--California--Los Angeles Hendricks, Byron, 1923 or 1924 Hendricks, Beverly, 1923 or 1924
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