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Photograph caption dated November 6, 1954 reads "Harvest time for best crop marks end of Builders Emporium Annual Employes (sic) Beard Growing Contest with Jay Delia, front row left, as winner. Screen actor, Chill Wills, center, headed judges made up of Valley College 'Homecoming Queen' Charlene Lance and her 'princesses' Patti Gerstad and Joan Smith. Pictured at right is Lew Johnson, third prize winner; second row from left to right, David Rubin, fourth prize winner; Joan Smith, Mrs. Concetta Delia, 'Homecoming Queen' Charlene Lance, company president, Victor M. Carter, Patti Gerstad and second prize winner, Daine Hooper." The store is located at 5960 Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Wills, Chill,--1902-1978 Carter, Victor M.,--1910-2004 Builders Emporium of Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Builders Emporium of Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Presidents Builders Emporium of Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Employees Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Businessmen--California--Los Angeles Couples--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Singers--United States Comedians--United States Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles Hardware stores--California--Los Angeles Beards--California--Los Angeles Beards--Competitions--California--Los Angeles Contests--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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