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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 29, 1965 partially reads, "One of the largest college textiles laboratories in the Los Angeles area has been built on the premises of Valley State College in Northridge. Equipment valued at more than $15,000 enables home economics majors to test how fabrics behave in relation to their use in wearing apparel...Dr. Marjory Joseph, associate professor, shows Judy Monsen, Home Economics student, how to test water repellency of a fabric."; See images #00116577 through #00116580 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 23 cm. Photographic prints
Joseph, Marjory L San Fernando Valley State College San Fernando Valley State College--Faculty San Fernando Valley State College--Students Universities and colleges--California--Northridge (Los Angeles) College teachers--California--Los Angeles College students--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Science rooms and equipment--California--Los Angeles Textile laboratories--California--Los Angeles Textile laboratories--California--Los Angeles--Equipment and supplies Textile fabrics--California--Los Angeles Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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