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Title
150 blind youngsters feel joy of wedding
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1963
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated February 4, 1963 reads, "A happy bride and groom share the first piece of cake - Frank Tiesen and wife, Mary, were married before 150 'unusual' guests." One hundred and fifty blind children, ages 6 to 19, from the Foundation for the Junior Blind in Los Angeles, attended the wedding of two of their counselors, Frank and Mary Tiesen.; See images #00115576 through #00115579 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00115576
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d017_f13_i24
CARL0005317614
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/49348
Subject
Junior Blind of America
Couples--California--Los Angeles
Wedding cakes--California--Los Angeles
Wedding clothing & dress
Weddings--California--Los Angeles
Blindness--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Eating & drinking--California--Los Angeles
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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