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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 5, 1962 reads "Six-year-old Jeffery Bargmann, Northridge, makes his donation to Northridge librarian Hazel Merry as part of the library's collection to buy books. Heavy use of the newly-opened branch has left its shelves almost bare, and a chamber of commerce committee is seeking $3,000 to buy more books. More than $300 has been collected already."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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