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Photograph caption dated May 22, 1957 reads, "Mrs. Edith K. Stafford, president of Los Angeles Board of Education, gets assistance from three strong men at groundbreaking for $5,000,000 James Monroe High School in Sepulveda. They are, from left, wrestler Jules Strongbow, Sepulveda honorary mayor; Claude Lakey, Sepulveda Chamber of Commerce president, and John G. Fox, assistant high school superintendent."
Strongbow, Jules,--1906-1975 Stafford, Edith K Los Angeles (Calif.).--Board of Education Sepulveda Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles, Calif.) James Monroe High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ground breaking ceremonies Municipal officials and employees, Honorary Building sites High schools Shovels Women Men Flags--United States Sepulveda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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