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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 18, 1962 partially reads, "Thousands of persons yearly, since 1922, have visited the Antique Piano Museum, 7200 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. Though generally little known, the museum is said to house the world's largest collection of rare and priceless pianos. Bill Finnegan, museum owner and piano broker, shows a Steinway concert grand built in 1893 at a cost of $50,000. Other special attractions are a French Pleyel, made in 1780. The museum is open daily and there is no admission charge."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Antique Piano Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Museums--California--Los Angeles Businessmen--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Steinway piano Pianos Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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