Photograph caption dated April 26, 1988 reads, "Teams of paramedics gingerly prepares to pull 14-year-old Herber Reyes from 25-foot utility shaft on campus of Hollenbeck Junior High in East Los Angeles after the boy somehow fell in. Critically injured seventh-grader's head is placed in special "C-collar" to keep it stable while rescuers lift him out."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;33 x 24 cm. on sheet 36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Hollenbeck Middle School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Middle school students--California--East Los Angeles Allied health personnel--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Head--Wounds and injuries--California--East Los Angeles Accidents--California--East Los Angeles Middle schools--California--East Los Angeles Rescues--California--East Los Angeles East Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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