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Photograph caption dated February 18, 1959 reads, "'Hope aboard the 'Sale of Two Cities' Special', urged Al Melton, left, president of Studio City Merchants Association, and Jack Kolby, right, chairman of sale in Sherman Oaks. Historic sale Friday and Saturday will celebrate temporary peace pact between warring merchant tribes of Studio City and Sherman Oaks. Free Tanner bus service will be provided the length of Ventura boulevard from Laurel Canyon to Sepulveda and all stores will be open Friday evening. Sale will be held to commemorate two-day truce between Studio City and Sherman Oaks merchants and boundary lines will be forgotten temporarily."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Studio City Merchants Association Studio City Merchants Association--Presidents Sherman Oaks Merchants Association Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Sales promotion--California--Los Angeles Advertising--California--Los Angeles Bus travel--California--Los Angeles Buses--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Studio City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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