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Title
Making toys for Christmas, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Contributor
May Co. (client)
Date Created and/or Issued
1929
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
A view of a toy workshop at the May Co. department store at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. Three men in overalls are working in a room with two large windows and shelves lined with cans of paint and lacquer. One of the men is painting the roof of a doll house, another is working on a wooden horse, and the third is spray painting a small wicker chair.
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 negative. 5 x 7 in (12 x 17 cm)
Identifier
photCL Whitt 1281
39147
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/4014
Subject
Department stores--California--Los Angeles--Photographs
Employees--California--Photographs
Toys
Dollhouses
Negatives. (aat)
Prints (visual works) (aat)
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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