School venture starts career of 'youngest florist' in state
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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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
Photograph article dated December 27, 1960 partially reads, "California's youngest licensed florist stands second to none when it comes to sensing a possible profit. That's how he got started in the flower business. 'When I was 16,' says Don Herzog, 'I was asked to make some corsages for a group for teachers retiring from Reseda High School because orchids were my hobby. 'I sold seven corsages for a dollar each and then made another. 'I took the eighth one to a floral shop and told the owner I was interested in buying one just like it. When he told me it would cost $7.50, my hobby ended and my business began.'"
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Flower arrangement--California--Los Angeles Floral decorations--California--Los Angeles Florists--California--Los Angeles Terrariums--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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