Policeman 'Santa' to 600 underprivileged Valley tots
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph caption dated December 8, 1949 reads, "Santa's workshop - Valleyites pitch in to help Officer William Torrence, right, play Santa Claus to 600 under-privileged Valley children. They are shown packaging toys, collected and repaired by Torrence and his assistants, at the Van Nuys Optimists Youth Center. The toys are being distributed to 128 families this week."; See image #00133835 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Police--California--Los Angeles Gifts--California--Los Angeles Dolls--California--Los Angeles Toys--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Christmas--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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