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Photograph caption dated July 22, 1965 reads, "When the San Fernando Parks and Recreation Department puts out the call for participants in a 'Pet Fair' they don't fool around. Included in the 'show-ups' at Las Palmas Park yesterday was this 2-month-old lion cub called Tawni. Here 35-pound Tawni snuggles up to her owner, Priscilla Prewill, 15, of San Fernando." See images 00154804 through 00154807 for all photos in this series.
San Fernando (Calif.).--Department of Parks and Recreation Animal owners Animals--Miscellanea Animal shows Pets Girls Lions Parks San Fernando (Calif.) Portrait photographs
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