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Original print is of inferior quality. Photograph caption dated January 18, 1958 reads, "That's what Mrs. Eva Mercier, retired telephone company employe [sic] wanted to know when she discovered what appeared to be mushrooms growing from rubber mat on floor of her station wagon. Upon close inspection, Mrs. Mercier discovered remains of three other mushrooms that apparently pushed their sturdy stems through floor mat."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Telephone operators--California--San Fernando Telephone companies--Employees Retirement--California--San Fernando Retirees--California--San Fernando Automobiles--California--San Fernando Mushrooms--California--San Fernando Women--California--San Fernando San Fernando (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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