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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 23, 1965 reads, "Rockhound's paradise - Ray Dillman, owner of Ace Lapidary Supply Co., Van Nuys, takes care not to drop semi-precious gems on his foot. His company, which grew from a modest lapidary shop, now stocks tons of stone for rockhounds, alabaster for sculptors."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Ace Lapidary Supply Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gemology--California--Los Angeles Rocks--Collection and preservation--California--Los Angeles Rocks--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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