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Title
Pioneer splendor
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1949
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated November 7, 1949 reads "Mrs. Bessie Westerfield, 81, of 11105 McCormick St., North Hollywood, wears her mother's wedding gown made in Scotland more than a century ago. Beside her is Charles Osborne, who came to the Valley in 1893, in costume styled when he was a rising leader here." Over five hundred Valley pioneers gathered in North Hollywood to talk and greet friends.; See images #00124542 through #00124545 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00124543
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d029_f6_i2
CARL0005423466
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/56347
Subject
Osborne, Charles
Westerfield, Elizabeth
Women--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Costumes
Statues--California--Los Angeles
Recreation centers--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles)
North Hollywood Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1941-1950

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