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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 20, 1963 partially reads, "That's what it was Tuesday as offices and businesses in the Valley and in Los Angeles were 'captured' by a small army of female teen-agers -- all high school honor students. They quietly took over the city for the annual program sponsored by the California Federation of Business and Professional Women. Shown at Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital, left photo, is nurse Carolyn Taylor showing, from left, Carol Mizota, 17; Darlene McPhee, 16, and Jeanne Edwards, 18, how to handle sterilized instruments."; See images #00144337 through #00144339 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) High school students--California--Los Angeles Teenage girls--California--Los Angeles Nurses--California--Los Angeles Medical instruments and apparatus--California--Los Angeles Hospitals--California--Pacoima (Los Angeles) Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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