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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Riverside Drive Elementary School is located at 13061 Riverside Drive in Sherman Oaks. Photograph caption dated March 9, 1963 reads, "Smokey the Bear, famous mascot of the U. S. Forest Service, drew the rapt attention of Riverside Elementary School pupils in Van Nuys Friday when he appeared to tell them: 'Only you can prevent forest fires.'"
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Riverside Drive Elementary School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Smokey Bear School children--California--Los Angeles Forest fires--Prevention and control Elementary schools--California--Los Angeles Schools--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Costumes Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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