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Betty Burke and a little girl beside a Nativity scene by Nino Ghio displayed on Olvera Street, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Betty Burke and a little girl beside a Nativity scene by Nino Ghio displayed on Olvera Street, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: December 1935
1935-12
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
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Reported in the article, "Christmas Display Attracts Many," Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 1935: A6.
Betty Burke and a little girl sit beside a Nativity scene by Nino Ghio. The scene was on display at 50 Olvera Street and included 300 hand-made figurines in a landscape.
Nino Ghio (Antonio Melitone Ghio), born in Malta, immigrated to the United States in 1924. He was a film writer, producer, director, and technical advisor. He also produced grand operas in the 1930's.
Text from negative sleeve: 3010. Los Angeles Tenth Dist. P.T.A. Miss Betty Burke & Child at "Nativity" by Nino Ghio. [Stamped:] DEC 11 1935.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_10919
ark:/21198/zz002hb1zr
Subject: Crèches (Nativity scenes)--California--Los Angeles
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Burke, Betty
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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