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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 13, 1954 reads "A few of the many celebrities on hand yesterday for the dedication of the new Sepulveda Basin 'North' Golf course are pictured here. They are, from left, Gene Mauch, Los Angeles Angels' most valuable player; Jack Carson, movie star; Maurie Luxford, president of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks commission; Jerry Priddy, former manager of the Seattle baseball club, and Johnny Weismuller (sic), also of the flickers. Play was opened on a full scale today for the public. Course is under the direction of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department." The golf course is in Encino.
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Mauch, Gene,--1925-2005 Carson, Jack,--1910-1963 Priddy, Gerald Edward,--1919-1980 Weissmuller, Johnny,--1904-1984 Sepulveda Golf Course (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Golfers--California--Los Angeles Baseball players--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles Golf courses--California--Los Angeles Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area (Los Angeles, Calif.) Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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