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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 23, 1961 reads, "Mrs. Mary Delesley Hoffstot, 65 Tuesday celebrated with a cardboard cake sent to her from Pittsburgh, Pa., employes [sic] of Mine Safety Appliance Co., where she worked for 33 years before retiring three years ago. Mrs. Hoffstot, 3200 W. Verdugo Ave., Burbank, bedridden with a heart ailment, lives with her husband, George."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Mine Safety Appliance Co.--Employees Heart diseases in women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Birthday cakes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Birthdays--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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