Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph published with article: "Children Attend Great-Grandma's Birthday Party," Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 1935: A7 Mrs. Valerie Smythe of Los Angeles celebrates her 92nd birthday party at a reception thrown by her descendents. Mrs. Smythe emigrated to the United States from France in 1875, and lived in San Francisco until moving to Los Angeles in 1915. Handwritten on negative: [at bottom] Mrs. Valerie Smythe Text on negative sleeve: 1629 - Aug 22 1935; Mrs. Valerie Smythe, (92 year old [?]) 8/12/35 Text from newspaper caption: In Ninety-Second Year. Mrs. Valerie Smythe is here cutting her birthday cake at the reunion of her descendents which marked celebration of her ninety-second anniversary.
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9974 ark:/21198/zz002dj4s2
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Older people--California--Los Angeles Birthday cakes Birthdays--California--Los Angeles Birthday parties Smythe, Valerie, 1843-1938
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