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Title
Kiddie circus comes to town in San Fernando Valley
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated July 30, 1954 reads, "Hurry, hurry! - The big show is in full swing before an appreciative audience in this picture taken at one of Los Angeles' municipal playgrounds. The scene is being re-enacted at 29 play centers during the 1954 summer tour of the Los Angeles City Recreation and Park Department's 'Traveling Circus and Kiddie Carnival.'"; See images #00139123 through #00139130 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00139123
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d047_f27_i5; H-18919.1 4x5
CARL0005695267
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/68985
Subject
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Department of Recreation and Parks
Carnival decorations--California--San Fernando Valley
Carnival--California--San Fernando Valley
Circus performers--California--San Fernando Valley
Circus workers--California--San Fernando Valley
Circus--California--San Fernando Valley
Spectators--California--San Fernando Valley
Crowds--California--San Fernando Valley
Women--California--San Fernando Valley
Men--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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