Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated March 29, 1951 reads, "Charges, counter-charges, denials and counter-denials have reached a climax in big controversy over Los Angeles school board. Next Tuesday's election will bring the decision. It all started when charges were made that some civil service exams for Board of Education phone operators, like these above, were "fixed." Note: The women pictured are identified as Fay Brisken (student) and Mary Brundage.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Board of Education Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified School District Telephone operators--California--Los Angeles Civil service--United States--Examinations Women--California--Los Angeles Telephone switchboards Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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