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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 18, 1953 reads, "Ready for their entrance onto the outdoor stage of the Christmas story of all time as the Biblical Mary and Joseph are Mary Barbara Arseneau, First Presbyterian Church of Encino, and Leon Olson, St. John's Lutheran Church of Encino. The donkey, a fine actor in his own right, is Jackie, loaned from the North Hollywood Stables."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Christmas plays Actors--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Costumes Donkeys--California--Los Angeles Animals as actors--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Encino Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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