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Title
The fine art of eating watermelon
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Young, Steve
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
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
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
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.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00134053
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d040_f19_i24
CARL0005583490
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/64957
Subject
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
Time Period
1961-1970

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