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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 18, 1963 reads, "Fourteen daughters of prominent Valley families were among Assisteens recognized for their teen-age years of service at the annual Black and White Ball, staged each year for the benefit of the Assistance League's vast program of philanthropies. Z. Wayne Griffin, master of ceremonies, and Mrs. Wilfred G. Lane, president of the Assistance League of Southern California, gave a gold medallion and a five-year membership in the organization. Valley Debs, attired in pastel tinted ballgowns, are, seated from left, Carol Lyn Deasy, Christine Fowler Dooling, Peggy Gunther, Eleanor Jan McAdam, Myra Doris Moe, Nancy Heiman, Julia O'Connor and Christine Burrill. Standing from left are Teri Paonessa, Charlotte Susan Butler, Jacqueline Mary Kay, Karen Marie Hopkins, Frances Eugenia Stacey and Christine Mary Krueger."; See image #00118636 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Assistance League of Southern California Evening gowns--California--San Fernando Valley Young women--California--San Fernando Valley Debutantes--California--San Fernando Valley Socialites--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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