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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 24, 1956 reads, "City personnel - Mrs. Mary Stefan, switchboard operator; Alex Peralta, business license clerk; Mrs. Leila Edwards, deputy city clerk, and Mrs. Rose Patella, payroll clerk, are only a few of the large number of employees needed to keep city's government operating. This department assembles sales tax figures. During the last fiscal year the city collected $253,735 sales tax from a total merchandise sale of $19,000,000. Sales tax goes into the general fund."; See images "00124936 through #00124943 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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