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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated March 23, 1963 reads "Verdugo High offers well rounded curriculum in academic and practical arts. In upper left photo, Mrs. Irma Dawkins (right), home economics instructor, demonstrates to Gloria Carroll how to cut out a garment." The article partially reads "A theme of Old Spain echoes through the picturesque Spanish style buildings of Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga-one of the few public schools with Spanish architecture in the Valley area." Verdugo Hills is in the Tujunga community of Los Angeles. See images 00153340 through 00153343 for all photos in this series.
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