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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated December 24, 1949 partially reads, "In 1929, when J. E. Butler found that he was going broke, he started helping other people...Butler, now 81, does what Santa Claus is supposed to do at the North Pole - but he does it at his home at 6829 Ben Ave., North Hollywood. He makes toys. In his tiny workshop, Butler cuts wagons and horses and doll furniture from wood, smooths it, paints it and readies it for Christmas delivery to needy children."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Toymakers--California--Los Angeles Cabinetmakers--California--Los Angeles Older people--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Toys--California--Los Angeles Wooden toys--California--Los Angeles Workshops--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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