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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated December 11, 1956 partially reads, "A 17-year-old youth, en route to a Burbank high school, escaped serious injury today after his pickup truck and a car were involved in a spectacular collision at a Glendale intersection. The truck overturned, smashing a fire hydrant which flooded the street. Driver of the truck, Francis Ronald McFadden, 2630 Piedmont Ave., suffered minor cuts and bruises on his face and head, although his truck was badly battered as it came to rest upside down on Bel Aire drive near Elm Avenue."; See images #00146669 through #00146670 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic accidents--California--Glendale Police--California--Glendale Teenage boys--California--Glendale High school students--California--Glendale Police vehicles--California--Glendale Glendale (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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