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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Vivian Duncan is one-half of the vaudeville duo, The Duncan Sisters who became popular in the 1920s with their act Topsy and Eva. Photograph dated August 11, 1964 show vaudeville actress Vivian Duncan reading the sheet music of a song she composed as the ambassador of good will for the city of Sherman Oaks.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Duncan, Vivian,--1902-1986 Duncan, Vivian,--1902-1986--Portraits Women--California--Los Angeles Entertainers--United States Composers--United States Singers--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Sheet music--California--Los Angeles Songs--United States Flags--United States Necklaces--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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