Photograph article dated October 17, 1947 reads, "Cord, a springer spaniel, lies sadly on the ground as Fire Department rescuers try desperately to restore life to Cord's young master, Richard Lane, 5, after the boy and a companion were pulled with grappling hooks from a West Los Angeles reservoir. The boy died upon arrival at a hospital." Note: The second boy was identified as James Lynn Trompetto, 6, who also died upon arrival at the hospital.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Boys--California--Los Angeles Drowning--Resuscitation--California--Los Angeles Drowning victims--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Drowning--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles Reservoirs--California--Los Angeles West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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