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Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph dated January 31, 1950 shows construction worker, Alesandro Ulloa, 44, who was trapped under two tons of sand when the walls of a sewer trench in Reseda collapsed on him. His co-worker Ramon Cota who helped with the rescue, is seen at his bedside at the Van Nuys Receiving Hospital.
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Receiving Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Construction industry--Accidents--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--Wounds and injuries--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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