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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated Janaury 23, 1961 reads, "Grant Marcus,10, lobs a marble in the park. North Hollywood boy says other kids just not interested." Officials from the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks shared that fewer kids are participating in neighborhood marble contests, as interest has been falling off.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Marbles (Game)--California--Los Angeles Marbles (Game)--California--Los Angeles--Contests Games--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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