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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Photograph may have also been used in an article dated May 23, 1962. Photograph article dated May 10, 1962 partially reads, "In 1954, amateur hobbyists in the San Fernando Valley appeared to have gotten wind of the adaptability of mosaics and there was an upsurge in the market...the market has remained fairly stable over the past seven years...Why? - Because mosaic work is easy, fun, relatively cheap and practical." Pictured is mosaic designer and instructor, Georgia Haley, working on a piece at the Mosaic Workshop, located at 5314 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, North Hollywood.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Mosaic Workshop (Los Angeles, Calif.) Designers--California--Los Angeles Artists--California--Los Angeles Mosaics--California--Los Angeles Ceramic tiles--California--Los Angeles Workshops--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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