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Photograph caption dated July 25, 1957 reads "Neighborhood children in Pacoima keep their distance from 'caged' baby 'possum caught in back yard of Mrs. Lillian Stein, 9856 Mercedes St. 'Possum bares razor-sharp teeth as it snarls from orange crate cage. Mrs. Stein and Arthur Barranza captured animal by tossing crate over it."
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