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Title
GI's car stolen here; faces AWOL dilemma
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1951
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated February 20, 1951 reads, "Stranded - Cpl. Leonard Modee and his wife, Doris, look dejected as they gaze at their month-old son, Steven. They have right to be sad. While on furlough in North Hollywood to visit his dying father, Cpl. Modee's car was stolen. It contained all their clothing."; See image #00137531 for additional photo in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;12 x 15 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00137530
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d045_f3_i12
CARL0005664105
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/67350
Subject
United States.--Army
Robbery investigation--California--Los Angeles
Robbery--California--Los Angeles
Automobile theft--California--Los Angeles
Husband and wife--California--Los Angeles
Families--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Soldiers--United States
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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