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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 11, 1954 reads, "Police dog Motcha, meaning 'short tail,' nurses three normal pups of her litter, while Mrs. Belia Silvas, owner, displays two of three pups born without tail. Mother of litter also is tailless."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Dog owners--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Dogs--Abnormalities--California--San Fernando Valley Police dogs--California--San Fernando Valley Puppies--California--San Fernando Valley Dogs--California--San Fernando Valley Dwellings--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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