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Original print has visible smudges throughout. Photograph caption dated December 31, 1957 reads, "Teenagers adopt crippled duck - Mike, 15, left, and Don Cullen 16, feed and caress pet mallard duck which they have adopted. Bird was wounded by a hunter's bullet and left leg had to be amputated. Missing limb does not hamper pet which scampers about backyard home with family dog, pet chicken and a desert turtle."; See image #00119669 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;14 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
Teenage boys--California--Los Angeles Ducks as pets--California--Los Angeles Ducks--California--Los Angeles Birds--California--Los Angeles Pets--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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