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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 23, 1955 reads, "Reading of the classic Christmas poem will highlight Christmas Eve festivities at the S. G. Whitehead home this year. Here Mr. Whitehead and wife, Lola, retell the favorite story to children David, 5, and Mary Beth, 2 1/2, before they are tucked into bed."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Moore, Clement Clarke,--1779-1863.--Night before Christmas Families--California--Los Angeles Parents--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Christmas trees--California--Los Angeles Reading--California--Los Angeles Gifts--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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