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Photograph article dated March 31, 1950 partially reads, "Owning a pound of coffee - Folger's Coffee - was good luck for Mrs. Edith Van Court of North Hollywood. A man came to her door yesterday and asked her if she owned a pound of Folger’s coffee. Mrs. Van Court said, ‘Yes.’ the man then turned around pointed to a truck parked in front of her house which held a brand new kitchen range and said, ‘then that is yours.’” Photograph caption reads, “Present Folger’s gift stove to N.H. housewife – Mrs. Edith Van Court, W. E. Van Horne and J. D. Thomas.”; See image #00135332 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Folger's Coffee Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company Stove industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Kitchen appliances--California--Los Angeles Advertising--Coffee--California--Los Angeles Coffee industry--California--Los Angeles Coffee industry--Employees Contests--California--Los Angeles Awards--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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