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Description
Photograph. "Former Los Angeles Orphanage residents Miss Jeanne Wheeler, center, and Mrs. Helen Smith, right, praise the orphanage food as 'as tasty in our day' during a visit to the institution in their campaign to unite former residents to aid the home's lagging building fund appeal. The Orphanage is seeking $750,000 to replace the present structure which is becomeing unsafe and must be abandoned. Orphanage children are Dolores Andre, left, and Sally Ann Gibson." -- typed note attached to verso, dated for release 13 December 1950. "John R. MacFaden -- TR 2355" -- typed at head of note. "Dec 18 1950" -- stamped on verso. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Daughters Of Charity Los Angeles--City--Orphanages--Los Angeles Orphanage
Time Period
circa 1950-12-13
Place
-118.21804,34.03592 -118.2179,34.03575 -118.21804,34.03559 -118.2182,34.03575 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Orphanage USA Whittier Boulevard & Boyle Avenue
Source
3-1275-02805-5987 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-ORP-020 [Original Filename] Subjects 316 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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