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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 23, 1964 reads "The man of the hour, Santa Claus, visits young patients at West Valley Hospital in Encino. Santa Robert George of Northridge greets nurses Mrs. Anna DuVernet, left, and Mrs. Laverne Smittle. Children, from left, are Johnny and Jimmy Ehlen of Encino, Candy Smith of Reseda, Justin Lissur of Sherman Oaks, in wheelchair, and Dean DuVernet of Woodland Hills."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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