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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. There is a vertical crease near the center of the picture. San Fernando Valley State College is now California State University, Northridge. Photograph caption dated October 27, 1961 partially reads "A dormitory weekend. Anything can happen during the weekend at the Valley State College women's residence hall, but most frequently girls spend their time studying, relaxing or dating. Sometimes during the weekend, you can find twins Barbara and Beverly English, Helen Stout and Ann Le Pron in some quiet room catching up on the week's lessons." See images 00147411 through 00147417 for all photos in this series.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)--1917-1963--Portraits San Fernando Valley State College--Students College students--California--Los Angeles Young women--California--Los Angeles Dormitories--California--Los Angeles Reading--California--Los Angeles Books--California--Los Angeles Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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