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Photograph caption dated December 19, 1956 reads, "Busy Santa Claus stopped off early at Rafters Restaurant in Sepulveda to distribute Christmas gifts to youngsters at party sponsored by Sepulveda Optimist Club. restaurant owner Pat Pope, left, provided dinner for youngsters including Michael Masculine, 5, and his sister, Mary, 12. S/Sgt. Evers Whyte, U.S. Marine Corps, helped Santa line up toys."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Santa Claus Charles Lowman School for Handicapped Children Sepulveda Optimist Club United States.--Marine Corps Rafters Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Sepulveda (Los Angeles) Restaurants--California--Sepulveda (Los Angeles) Students with disabilities--California--Los Angeles--Services for Children--California--Los Angeles Parties--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Marines--United States Sepulveda (Los Angeles, Calif.) North Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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