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Photograph caption dated August 29, 1958 reads, "Joe Maphis, guitar-strumming star of TV show Town Hall party, serenades candidates for queen of Van Nuys Elks Lodge Fair. Fair will be Sept. 4-7. Girls, from left, are Maureen Karrole, 18, Van Nuys; Bonnie Hamilton, 15, Los Angeles; Carolyn Heckler, 16, North Hollywood; Leah Snyder, 15, [illegible] Hechter, 16, North Hollywood."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Maphis, Joe,--1921-1986 Elks (Fraternal order) Elks (Fraternal order).--Lodge No. 2028 (Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calif.) Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Fraternal organizations--California--Los Angeles Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles Fairs--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Musicians--United States Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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