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Photograph caption dated March 6, 1954 reads, "Sam Hanks, left, Burbank resident and last year's National AAA Racing champion, takes delivery of the first Chevrolet Corvette in the Valley from Bill Boyd, new car sales manager of Tom Brown Chevrolet in Burbank. Hanks placed third in both the 1952 and 1953 Indianapolis 500 mile races."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Tom Brown Chevrolet (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Tom Brown Chevrolet (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Employees Automobile racing drivers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Automobile industry and trade--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Automobile dealers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Automobiles--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Corvette automobile Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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