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Photograph caption dated April 8, 1957 reads, "Counselors advice - Norman Berdan, counselor at Burbank High School, above, advises Lovette Achen, 15, sophomore at school, on jobs open. Although program is still primarily for seniors, some lower classmen are aided in job placement. Below, Lyla Rowley, 17, who wants to be teacher, assists Mrs. Maudie Root with fifth grade class at Emerson Elementary School to see whether she'll like work." See images 00153480 through 00153486 for all photos in this series.
Burbank High School (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Emerson Elementary School (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Counseling--Vocational guidance High school students Elementary school teachers Elementary schools School children After-school programs Young adults Women Girls Boys Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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