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Accidental drowning at Playa del Ray, 1958

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Title	Accidental drowning at Playa del Ray, 1958
Description	3 images. Accidental drowning at Playa del Ray, 6 April 1958. Gilbert Hoffman (father of victim); Body of Donald Hoffman -- 4 1/2 years; Frankie Vanerwal (Miss); Sargeant Lloyd Neil; underwater team.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Sandusky. Date: 1958-04-06. Assignment: Drowning, Playa del Ray. 16: L.A. County Underwater Recovery team (three divers in suits in ofreground) lift body of Donald Hoffman, 4 1/2, from water. At left is L.A. county lifeguard Lieutenant Don St. Hill, who commands Underwater Recovery Team; center, helping St. Hill is Guard Micky O'Brien who first contacted body; at right, Guard John Kunkle. Two at rear are unidentified volunteers. 17: Gilbert Hoffman (center of neg., leaning over, balding head) identifies body of 4 1/2 year old son Donald after County Underwater Recovery Team found body in four feet of water. Woman at left of Hoffman is neighbor, Miss Frankie Vanderwal. Detective in felt hat lifting blanket at left is Jack Colburn. 24: Gilbert Hoffman collapses in arms of Frankie Vanderwal and Sgt. Lloyd Neil of Venice Division. Persons in d23/24/25/26 other than Hoffman, Miss Vanderwal, and Sgt. Neil (who is in uniform) are unidentified".
Coverage date	1958-04-06
Photographer	Sandusky
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1958-04-06
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	3 photographs : negatives, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Language	English
Sleeve Number	12326-007
Legacy Record ID	examiner-m17492
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Part of collection	Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights	University of Southern California
Access Conditions	Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	EXM-N-12326-007~1; EXM-N-12326-007~2; EXM-N-12326-007~3

Title	Page 1
Archival file	examiner_Volume77/EXM-N-12326-007~1.tiff

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