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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 1, 1960 reads, "To help focus attention on tonight's free ballet performance at Burbank's Starlight Bowl, young ballerina Valerie Stewart, 12, of Van Nuys, strikes a pose atop Burbank City Hall fountain. Valerie is one of several Valley youngsters appearing at 8:15 p.m. with Bert Prival Youth Ballet Company in two original pieces, 'Puss In Boots' and 'Fashions Of Fifth Avenue.'"
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Burbank City Hall (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Ballet companies--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Ballet dancers--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Ballerinas--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Girls--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) City halls--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Fountains--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Art deco (Architecture)--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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