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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated March 25, 1961 partially reads, "'Bucks for Bonnets' hat auction and brunch sponsored by the Prospectors Guild of Valley Presbyterian Hospital resulted in baby isolettes, nursery equipment and increased building fund sums for the hospital. Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake was the setting for the fete, at which hospital guild members modeled hats donated by famous designers and women prominent in civic, community and entertainment fields." Pictured is Mrs. Lemoine Blanchard wearing a Benjamin Smith hat.; See images #00127777, #00135460, #00136994 and #00145199 for all photos in this series.
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Blanchard, Lemoine--Family Valley Presbyterian Hospital (Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calif.).--Prospectors Guild Auctions--California--Los Angeles Brunches--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Fund raisers (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Women's hats--California--Los Angeles Toluca Lake (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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