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Photograph included in the Exhibit: "Service, Society and Social Change: Post-War Clubs from the Valley Times Newspaper." Photograph caption dated June 6, 1949 reads, "Mrs. Victoria Mix, widow of Tom Mix, sells Comedian Bud Abbott pair of her late husband's cowboy boots for $100 at the 12-30 Club's annual bazaar, held at the Abbott home in Encino. Proceeds go to the club's charity fund."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Mix, Tom,--1880-1940--Family Abbott, Bud,--1895-1974 Abbott, Bud,--1895-1974--Homes and haunts 12-30 Club Bazaars (Charities)--California--Los Angeles Cowboy boots--California--Los Angeles Comedians--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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