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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated June 9, 1954 reads, "Pianist Liberace stands on the 'keys' of his piano shaped swimming pool at his Sherman Oaks home. He loves pianos. Has 'em all sizes around his home and yard, just as a token of appreciation. The instrument is giving him an estimated earning of one million dollars this year."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Liberace,--1919-1987 Liberace,--1919-1987--Homes and haunts Swimming pools--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Pianists--United States Entertainers--United States Backyards--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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