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Description
Photograph. "Target of a final mail appeal by the little girls of the Los Angeles Orphanage who are seeking funds to rebuild their ancient home will be more than 100,000 city residents fortunate enought to have homes of their own. Here little Donna Lee, 4, chosen for the honor by her playmates at the historic institution, stuffs the first 1,000 letters into the slot at the Metropolitan Station to launch the special appeal yesterday." -- typed note attached to verso, release date 23 February 1951. "From: Los Angeles Orphanage * MA 63216, B.N. Cossart" -- typed at head of note. "Robert Perkins [?], Photography, 6363 Selma Ave., Hollywood, Calif." -- stamped on verso. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Daughters Of Charity Los Angeles--City--Orphanages--Los Angeles Orphanage
Time Period
circa 1951-02-23
Place
-118.21804,34.03592 -118.2179,34.03575 -118.21804,34.03559 -118.2182,34.03575 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Orphanage USA Whittier Boulevard & Boyle Avenue
Source
3-1275-02805-6068 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-ORP-009 [Original Filename] Subjects 316 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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