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Title
Coin shop owner Floyd Mars inspects 1886 silver dollar
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Martin, Bob
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated February 13, 1964 reads "It's difficult to find rare coins, he says; most have to be bought." The article partially reads "And, says Burbank collector and investor Floyd Mars, 1828 W. Burbank Blvd., the Valley now has more than 100,000 thousand (sic) coin collectors."; See images #00123174 through #00123175 for all photos in this series.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00123174
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d027_f17_i1
CARL0005416187
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/55633
Subject
Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Businessmen--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Numismatics--Private collections--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Coins--Collectors and collecting--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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