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Photograph caption dated December 7, 1959 reads, "Mrs. Kathryne Hunter, 68, of Van Nuys, threads sewing machine as she gets ready to make new outfit for fashionable doll at right. Mrs. Hunter runs Dior-like salon for dolls. Outfits include fur-trimmed models and leather coats with matching berets."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Clothing and dress--California--Los Angeles Sewing machines--California--Los Angeles Fashion dolls--California--Los Angeles Dressmaking--California--Los Angeles Dresses--California--Los Angeles Fashion--California--Los Angeles Dolls--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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