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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated May 3, 1948 partially reads, "There, in a cluster of expert repair shops for everything from shoes to priceless watches, the Foster Clock service, 5202 Vineland ave., exhibits a fabulous array of clocks...Norman Barron and Gene Foster operate the singular shop with W.M.G. Hopkins as repair expert...Hopkins, a watch expert for 25 years, was superintendent of the Los Angeles School of Watch Making and before that was employed by Bulova, Waltham and Howard in their eastern plants."; See images #00122977, #00122978 and #00122980 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Foster Clock Service (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Clocks and watches--California--Los Angeles--Maintenance and repair Clocks and watches--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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