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Storefront of Larchmont Village Cleaners with epitaph sign reading "R.I.P...Cause of Death Polyester" posted over door in Los Angeles, Calif., 1972

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Title: Storefront of Larchmont Village Cleaners with epitaph sign reading "R.I.P...Cause of Death Polyester" posted over door in Los Angeles, Calif., 1972
Contributor: Yaro, Boris
Date Created and/or Issued: April 18, 1972
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4377
Description: WASHED OUT--Epitaph of a cleaning business hangs over door of the building on Beverly Blvd. "Cause of death" are fabrics that don't have to be sent to the cleaners.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b695_271121
ark:/21198/zz0002nkb2
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Business
Small business--California--Los Angeles County
Business failures--California--Los Angeles County
Signs and signboards
Cleaning and dyeing industry--California--Los Angeles County
Polyester fibers industry--California--Los Angeles County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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