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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated September 5, 1961 partially reads, "Mrs. Geneva Wescott, 73, rolled the bicycle away from the tree where it leaned, grasped the handlebars firmly, trotted alongside, swung herself up onto the seat, pedaled down the street, turned, bounced up the curb onto the sidewalk, and stopped. 'Where did you go, Grandma, to the store?' said Linda Wescott, 14. 'No, my dear,' said Mrs. Wescott brushing her white hair back. 'I just wanted to show this young man how I ride a bicycle.' She leaned the bike back against the tree, her gray eyes sparkling." Photograph caption reads, "Mrs. Geneva Wescott is agile, not fragile. Grandmother, 73, rides bicycle for fun."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Bicycles--California--Los Angeles Cycling--California--Los Angeles Grandmothers--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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