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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 6, 1962 reads, "It will be 7 p.m. Friday when the lights go on again all over a 25-foot Christmas tree in Encino. City Councilman Lemoine Blanchard, left, will flip the switch. The tree is located at the corner of Ventura Blvd. and Genesta Ave. Twelve church choirs will sing and a Nativity scene is planned. Others shown adjusting bulbs are, Bruce Atkinson, president of the Merchant's Association, and Mrs. Bradford McCutcheon of the resident committee."
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Blanchard, Lemoine Merchant's Assocation (Los Angeles, Cailf.)--Presidents Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles City council members--California--Los Angeles Committees--California--Los Angeles Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles--Presidents Christmas trees--California--Los Angeles Christmas lights--California--Los Angeles Christmas--California--Los Angeles Ladders Ventura Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Genesta Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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