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Photograph article dated April 19, 1956 reads, "'Can this be that birthday cake I've heard about?' wondered Master David Allan Siddon of Encino, as Mom placed his first birthday cake in front of him, top. Two, 'Might as well dig in and see if this tastes like all those carrots they keep feeding me.' Three, 'Now let me see. Hmmm. Yes, I'd say this tastes considerably different than the carrots. Even different than toast or that ground up meat.' Four, 'Take off, folks! I like this! Might take me all day to clean up this plate. Say, Mom, how soon's my next birthday?'"; See images #00112660 through #00112663 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Birthday cakes--California--Los Angeles Birthdays--California--Los Angeles Toddlers--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Eating & drinking--California--Los Angeles Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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