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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 19, 1950 reads "Raymond B. Crawford of Glendale gets first State disability insurance check distributed in Los Angeles area at Birmingham Hospital, Van Nuys, from Insurance Manager W. R. Dougherty while Nurse Mary Richards watches. Veteran received $142.43 which included $96 for 12 days of hospitalization."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;14 x 9 cm. Photographic prints
Birmingham Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles People with disabilities--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Insurance agents--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Los Angeles--Employees Hospitals--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Wheelchairs--California--Los Angeles Checks--California--Los Angeles Uniforms--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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