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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The ground breaking ceremony was for the San Fernando Valley Academy located at 17601 Lassen Street in Northridge. Photograph caption dated June 15, 1955 reads, "Ground is broken today for $120,000 Seventh-Day Adventist elementary school at Lassen and White Oak streets, Northridge, following ceremony by church dignitaries. From left, in addition to children, are Dr. Vernon Foster, vice chairman, Valley parochial school board, Russell L. Sellers, building consultant; John Knipschild, Southern California Conference secretary, and William Brown, building committee chairman."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando Valley Academy (Northridge, Los Angeles, Calif.) Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Northridge (Los Angeles) Men--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Shovels--California--Los Angeles Flags--United States Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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