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Photograph caption dated October 1, 1958 reads "Romaine Fielding, 38, of 4451 Ben Ave., North Hollywood, chats with his wife, Ellen, on return from Moscow, Russia, where he installed 15 tons of laundry equipment, first automatic laundry machines seen behind iron curtain." Romaine Fielding, Jr., is a North Hollywood businessman who sells laundry and dry cleaning equipment. He began selling equipment to Russia in 1958.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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