Valley woman wins contest by designing laundry room
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Valley Times Photo Collection;
Creator
Clarke, Ed J
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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
Photograph article dated October 3, 1957 partially reads, "A unique design for combining the useful aspects of a laundry room with the comfort and luxury of a guest and family room has won for Mrs. Barbara Bell Morris, of Pacoima, a trip to Washington, D.C. as delegate to the Congress on Better Living. With the full co-operation of her husband, Manuel, a civil engineer, she set about the redesigning project shortly after moving into her new home at 9891 Mercedes Ave., Pacoima." Photograph caption reads, "National award for design - Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Morris of Pacoima are shown enjoying comforts of award-winning combination laundry room-family room designed by Mrs. Morris."
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