Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Names: Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept. and Los Angeles (Calif.). Fire Dept. - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Description:: An embarrassed (Rance) Eugene Wiggins is held between fire fighter Owen J. Stroud and police officer G.L. (Gideon Lewis) Rice, immediately after being rescued. Wiggins had become stranded on a natural ledge within Chavez Ravine after he decided to go exploring in the formation. Wiggins was rescued by an emergency team that included Stroud and Rice. An unknown man stands in the background.
Date:: October 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View is taken from bottom of Chavez Ravine, looking up at natural ledge where 13-year-old (Rance) Eugene Wiggins was trapped. A team of rescue workers--firefighters and police--are supporting an extra long ladder aimed toward the ledge where Wiggins is obscured from view. A rescue worker stands on the highest rungs of the ladder, looking for Wiggins. The rescue team included people such as Officer G.L. (Giden Lewis) Rice and fire fighter Owen J. Stroud. The image is taken at night.
Date:: October 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection