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Photograph caption dated October 11, 1957 reads, "Rose Rubin, left, case worker specialist for Los Angeles Children's Bureau, interviews Mrs. David Hammer, of Van Nuys, holding her 20-month-old son, Kenny, during current promotion of Valley child care homes. Mrs. Elliott Markoff, right, of North Hollywood, heads committee of volunteers recruiting 'foster mothers.'"
Children's Bureau of Los Angeles Associations, institutions, etc Foster home care Foster parents Foster mothers Foster children Mothers and sons Dwellings Women Boys Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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