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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 19, 1954 reads, "Victor M. Carter presents William D. Pierson with a pair of baby scales to weigh his baby daughter, Sherry Renee. Sherry was the first baby born in the Valley in 1954 and recipient of many gifts from the merchants in Carter's recently acquired Valley Market Town Shopping center."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fathers and daughters--California--San Fernando Valley Girls--California--San Fernando Valley Businessmen--California--San Fernando Valley Scales (Weighing instruments)--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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