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Photograph caption dated July 30, 1964 reads, "Sad duty - Trying hard not to cry, Kathy Barrie, 6, and her brother Billy, 7, both of Reseda, and their friend David Gage, 7, West Los Angeles, turn their three black-and-tan puppies over to Valley Animal Shelter Kennelman Richard Floyd. The dogs, too many for the family to keep, are some of the thousands of animals handled each month by the shelter."; See image #00139209 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Animal shelters--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Brothers and sisters--California--Los Angeles Dog adoption--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Pets--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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