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Photograph caption dated January 27, 1958 reads "Mrs. Walter D. Smyth, left, touches up the color on a butterfly decoration held by Mrs. Ashley DeWitt as Mrs. John R. Orton watches. Such decorations will be featured at the sixth annual Butterfly Ball sponsored by the Rancho San Antonio Guild at the Beverly Hilton Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 15. Mrs. Smyth is chairman of the charitable affair, which will benefit the Boys Town of the West in Chatsworth."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Rancho San Antonio Guild (Los Angeles, Calif.) Women--California--San Fernando Valley Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Sofas--California--San Fernando Valley Butterflies in art Decorations--California--San Fernando Valley Plants--California--San Fernando Valley Fur coats Paint Paintbrushes--California--San Fernando Valley Tables--California--San Fernando Valley Draperies--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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