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Photograph article dated September 4, 1964 partially reads, "Children who attend Napa Street Grammar School in Northridge think the best time of year to go to school is during summer vacation. That's when they teach the good things - like roller skating, Limbo dancing, acting, sports and The Fine Art of Eating Watermelon! As evidenced in the photographs on this page, the youngsters took to their 'watermelon' lesson with enthusiasm, leaving only the rinds to prove they didn't need much instruction in that subject. The summer playground activities are supervised by Ted Barricklow, fifth grade teacher at the school. He reports that second to watermelon eating, the children's favorite summer subjects are Limbo Contests and Treasure Hunts." Photograph caption reads, "You can see that 5-year-old Dorothy Thurman of Northridge is quite pleased with her ability to eat watermelon. She's completely submerged, above, and comes up for a breath of air, below."; See images #00134049 through #00134054 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Napa Street Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Napa Street Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students Schools--California--Northridge (Los Angeles) Eating & drinking--California--Los Angeles Elementary schools--California--Los Angeles Summer schools--California--Los Angeles School children--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Fruit--California--Los Angeles Watermelons Summer Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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