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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 26, 1955 reads, "Mrs. Robert Gross, second from left, wife of Lockheed Aircraft Corp. president, unveils plaque at new four and a half acre park opened by Lockheed Employes [sic] Recreation Club in Burbank. Employes [sic] voted to name park after Gross, left. Ceremonies also marked 20th anniversary of club. From left are Gross, his wife, his mother, Mrs. Robert H. Gross, and George Strauss, club president."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Gross, Robert E.,--1897-1961 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation--Presidents Lockheed Employee Recreation Club (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Lockheed Employee Recreation Club (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Presidents Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Businessmen--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Couples--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Mothers and sons--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Plaques, plaquettes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Drinking fountains--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women's hats--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Dwellings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Wooden fences--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Electric lines--Poles and towers Trees--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Folding chairs--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Parks--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Robert E. Gross Park (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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