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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 3, 1949 reads, "Lines busy - Mrs. Peggy Reese, former professional dancer, tries to answer several of 13 telephones in a business service bureau which she launched in North Hollywood. Her pet cockatiel, Danny Boy, is her companion through the business day."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Telephone answering services--California--Los Angeles Telephone operators--California--Los Angeles Telephones Offices--California--Los Angeles Calendars--California--Los Angeles Desks--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Cockatiel--California--Los Angeles Pets--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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