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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 1, 1959 reads, "William C. Thorn, of the Toluca Lake Travel Service, found Russian conditions for natives slightly improved. Here Thorn holds a Russian doll. Other decorations behind him are part of the elaborate decor of the agency's handsome new quarters at 10061 Riverside Dr., Toluca Lake."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Travel agents--California--Los Angeles Travelers--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Toluca Lake (Los Angeles) Filing cabinets--California--Los Angeles Nesting dolls--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles International travel Toluca Lake (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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