Policeman 'Santa' to 600 underprivileged Valley tots
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph caption dated December 8, 1949 reads, "Uniformed Kris Kringle - Valley Police Officer William Torrence, Valley Times 'Officer of the Month' for October, grins broadly as he prepares to distribute an armload of toys to under-privileged children. Torrence and more than a score of helpers are collecting, repairing and distributing discarded toys to brighten the holidays in 128 Valley homes."; See image #00133836 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Police--California--Los Angeles Gifts--California--Los Angeles Dolls--California--Los Angeles Toys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Christmas--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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