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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 1, 1963 reads, "Firemen polish up their equipment at the new Los Angeles Fire Department Station at 8349 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka, following dedication ceremonies Thursday. Working on the engine are Capt. Robert D. Harold, left, and fireman Donald R. Koppel.In [sic] the rear are, from left, Chief Engineer William Miller and Ned North, president of the Fire Commission. During the ceremonies, Koppel received one of the department's highest awards for bravery for a rescue he performed Feb. 8, 1962. Koppel and another fireman, already honored, were lowered on ropes from the Coldwater Canyon Bridge to catch a teen-ager who had fallen into the rain-swollen waters of the Los Angeles river."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department Los Angeles (Calif.).--Fire Department--Employees Dedications--California--Winnetka (Los Angeles) Fire stations--California--Winnetka (Los Angeles) Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Fire engines--California--Los Angeles Winnetka (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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