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Title: Teen-age beauty farm kitchen
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator: Brich, George
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1965
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Title supplied by cataloger.
The Calamigos Star C Ranch was founded by J. Grant and Helen Gerson in 1947. The 120-acre ranch was built to resemble a town in the Old West, holding overnight summer camp and later switching to day camp. The teen-age Beauty Farm was opened in 1961. The "farm" functioned as a health club, charm school, and summer camp all rolled into one. The ranch is now used for weddings, conferences, corporate picnics and movie and TV shoots, and is operated by the Gerson's grandsons, Garrett and Garner Gerson.
Photograph caption dated July 28, 1965 reads "The camp's cook Mrs. Rena Gordon stirs low-carbohydrate, gourmet dish as menu-planner Mrs. John Heimann looks on. Mrs. Heimann's husband directs other activities at the farm." The teen-age Beauty Farm is located in the hills above Malibu.; See images #00119948 through #00119950 for all photos in this series.
Type: Image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00119950
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d023_f28_i15
CARL0005384108
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/52828
Subject: Calamigos Star C Ranch (Malibu, Calif.)
Women--California--Malibu
Cooks--California--Malibu
Camps for girls--California--Malibu
Beauty, Personal--California--Malibu
Health resorts--California--Malibu
Kitchens--California--Malibu
Stoves--California--Malibu
Pots--California--Malibu
Cooking--California--Malibu
Electric toasters--California--Malibu
Implements, utensils, etc.--California--Malibu
Malibu (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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