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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 12, 1964 reads "Cobalt treatments are but one of the bills paid for by VAC in helping families of cancer victims. Here, the child receives her treatment under the supervision of Mrs. Paul V. Bateman Jr., radiology technician at West Valley Hospital. To raise funds for aid such as this, Valley Aid for Cancer will hold its annual benefit Orchid Ball Oct. 17 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel."; See images #00134446 through #00134448 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Aid for Cancer West Valley Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) West Valley Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Employees Women--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Cancer--Patients--California--Los Angeles Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Hospital beds--California--Los Angeles Medical instruments and apparatus--California--Los Angeles Cobalt--Isotopes--Therapeutic use Cancer--Treatment Radiotherapy--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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