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Photograph caption dated December 10, 1959 reads, "John Casagrande Jr., 12, center, Burbank youth, one of 20 rescued by Capt. Sewell Griggers, left, adds his own personal thanks to County Supervisors' tribute scroll given to Griggers by Supervisor Warren M. Dorn, right. Youth was rescued in 1958 after he fell 100 feet from a cliff in Brace Canyon, near Burbank, when Griggers jockeyed his helicopter into dangerous canyon to get him."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Dorn, Warren M Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Sheriff's Department--Officials and employees Awards--California--Los Angeles Award presentations--California--Los Angeles County council members--California--Los Angeles County Helicopter pilots--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Flags--United States Valley Times Collection photographs
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