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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 27, 1955 reads, "Administration building above is center for 120 youths housed at McKinley Home For Boys in Van Nuys. McKinley is haven for boys from broken homes. Institution was founded in Artesia in 1900 by the Rev. Euriah Gregory and his wife moved to Valley in 1922. Purchase of original 160-acre site and construction of buildings were financed with $200,000 donation by M. H. Whittier, Southland oilman and Los Angeles Kiwanis Club. In 1944 home sold 105 acres of site to subdivider and county flood control district for $200,000. Money went into home's building rehabilitation fund. Home has plans for extensive rehabilitation program."; See images #00117896 through #00117902 for all photos in this series.
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Kiwanis Clubs of Greater Los Angeles McKinley Home for Boys Boys--California--Los Angeles Children--Institutional care--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Trails & paths--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Buildings--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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