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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 9, 1962 reads, "The third Alpha Beta market in the Valley and the 73rd in the Southland was opened Monday at 13570 Eldridge St., Sylmar. There are two other Alpha Beta markets in the Valley, in North Holywood [sic] and Northridge, with two others under construction, in Granada Hills and Canoga Park. Assisting in the ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the 19,500-square-foot Sylmar store, the major establishment in a new shopping district, are Frank Fese, director, Sylmar Chamber of Commerce; A. G. Rasmusson, chamber treasurer; Mary Ann Davis, Miss Sylmar; Robert G. Kramer, vice president of chamber; Cleatus Bonds, manager of store; Fred Cantrell, assistant to vice president of Alpha Beta operations, and Max Terhune, honorary mayor of Sylmar."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Terhune, Max,--1890-1973 Alpha Beta Company Alpha Beta Company--Employees Sylmar Chamber of Commerce--Employees Supermarkets--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Supermarkets--California--Los Angeles--Employees Dedications--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Municipal officials and employees, Honorary--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Businessmen--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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