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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 27, 1961 reads, "Erin Pettet, 3, the Valley's poster girl for the 1962 March of Dimes campaign, will make her debut Jan. 2, kick-ff day for the 1962 drive, Erin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Pettet, 10130 Sumoa Ave., Tujunga, is shown with Los Angeles city commissioner Tom Waite, Sunland-Tujunga co-chairman of the campaign. Jan. 21 is the date set for the March of Dimes parade in Sunland-Tujunga with former vice president Richard Nixon as grand marshal."
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Nixon, Richard M.--(Richard Milhous),--1913-1994 March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Men--California--Los Angeles Municipal officials and employees--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Poliomyelitis--California--Los Angeles Fund raisers (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Calendars--California--Los Angeles Orthopedic braces--California--Los Angeles Children with disabilities--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Draperies--California--Los Angeles Publicity photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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