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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 24, 1964 reads "Gerit Jan Houwer, Dutch 'klompenmaker' --or wooden shoe carver--shows pretty Beverly Washburn of Hollywood how to go about making a pair of wooden shoes. One man, he says, can make about 30 pairs a week by hand."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Shoemakers--California--San Fernando Valley Clogs--California--San Fernando Valley Handicraft--California--San Fernando Valley Tools--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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